The Boston mayoral election of 1905 took place on Tuesday, December 12, 1905. Democratic nominee John F. Fitzgerald defeated Republican nominee Louis A. Frothingham and four other contenders to win election to his first term as Mayor of Boston. Ahead of the general election, primary elections had been held on Thursday, November 16, 1905.
Daniel A. Whelton, who had become acting mayor upon the death of Mayor Patrick Collins in September 1905, did not run for the position.
Fitzgerald was inaugurated on Monday, January 1, 1906.
Results Democratic primary Edward J. Donovan, Boston City Clerk John F. Fitzgerald, former member of the United States House of Representatives (1895–1901) and the Massachusetts Senate (1892–1894)
CandidatesPrimary ElectionVotes% John F. Fitzgerald 28,130 Edward J. Donovan 24,387 all others 5
Republican primary Louis A. Frothingham, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Henry S. Dewey, former Boston Municipal Court judge Edward B. Callender, member of the Massachusetts Senate Withdrew Edward J. Bromberg, Boston Alderman Sources:
CandidatesPrimary ElectionVotes% Louis A. Frothingham 9,941 Henry S. Dewey 9,745 Edward B. Callender 1,653 all others 4
Other candidates Henry S. Dewey, who had narrowly lost the Republican primary election, ran as People's Party candidate Michael D. Fitzgerald, Socialist Labor candidate, was removed from the ballot in early December due to invalid signatures George G. Hall, was the Socialist candidate James A. Watson, was the Municipal Ownership League candidate
General election CandidatesGeneral ElectionVotes% D John F. Fitzgerald 44,171 R Louis A. Frothingham 36,028 P Henry S. Dewey 11,608 S George G. Hall 712 M James A. Watson 457 Michael D. Fitzgerald 9 Scattering 14 Total Vote 92,999 100
See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts
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