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Election
1861 Boston mayoral election
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The
Boston
mayoral election of 1861
took place on Monday, December 9, 1861,
[1]
[2]
and saw the reelection of Joseph Wightman.
Wightman was nominated by both the
Democratic Party
and "Citizens" tickets.
[3]
His opponent,
Edward Silas Tobey
, was nominated by the
Republican Party
.
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Results
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Results by ward
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Wightman
(Democratic)
|
Tobey
(Republican)
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Others
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Top-2 margin
(+/? if won by
D
/
R
)
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Cumulative
vote
|
Ward
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Vote
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%
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Vote
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%
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Vote
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%
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Vote
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%
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Vote
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1st
|
828
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79.01
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220
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20.99
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0
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0.00
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+ 608
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+ 58.02
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1,048
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2nd
|
628
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47.58
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692
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52.42
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0
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0.00
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? 64
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? 4.85
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1,320
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3rd
|
545
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76.44
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168
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23.56
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0
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0.00
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+ 377
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+ 52.88
|
713
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4th
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423
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54.37
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353
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45.37
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2
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0.26
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+ 70
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+ 9.00
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778
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5th
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454
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47.94
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493
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52.06
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0
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0.00
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? 39
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? 4.12
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947
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6th
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458
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38.10
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743
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61.81
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1
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0.08
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? 285
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? 23.71
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1,202
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7th
|
518
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72.86
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193
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27.14
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0
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0.00
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+ 325
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+ 45.71
|
711
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8th
|
409
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47.84
|
446
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52.16
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0
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0.00
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? 37
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? 4.33
|
855
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9th
|
406
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48.16
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437
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51.84
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0
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0.00
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? 31
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? 3.68
|
843
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10th
|
464
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54.52
|
387
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45.48
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0
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0.00
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+ 77
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+ 9.05
|
851
|
11th
|
822
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68.67
|
374
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31.24
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1
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0.08
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+ 448
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+ 37.43
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1,197
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12th
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810
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54.04
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689
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45.96
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0
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0.00
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+ 121
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+ 8.07
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1,499
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Total
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6,765
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53.84
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5,795
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46.12
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4
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0.03
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+ 970
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+ 7.72
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12,564
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See also
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References
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"Municipal Elections in Massachusetts"
. Lancaster Intelligencer. December 17, 1861
. Retrieved
April 21,
2023
– via Newspapers.com.
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A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown, 1847-1873 and of the Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822: Also of Various Other Town and Municipal Officers
. City of Boston Printing Department. 1909. p. 53
. Retrieved
April 7,
2023
.
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"Boston Municipal Election"
. Gettysburg Compiler. December 16, 1861
. Retrieved
April 21,
2023
– via Newspapers.com.
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a
b
"Municipal Elections Yesterday"
. Boston Evening Transcript. December 9, 1862
. Retrieved
November 13,
2023
– via Newspapers.com.