The Boston mayoral election of 1861 took place on Monday, December 9, 1861, and saw the reelection of Joseph Wightman.
Wightman was nominated by both the Democratic Party and "Citizens" tickets. His opponent, Edward Silas Tobey, was nominated by the Republican Party.
Results
Results by ward Wightman(Democratic) Tobey(Republican) Others Top-2 margin(+/− if won by /) Cumulativevote Ward Vote % Vote % Vote % Vote % Vote 1st 828 79.01 220 20.99 0 0.00 + 608 + 58.02 1,048 2nd 628 47.58 692 52.42 0 0.00 − 64 − 4.85 1,320 3rd 545 76.44 168 23.56 0 0.00 + 377 + 52.88 713 4th 423 54.37 353 45.37 2 0.26 + 70 + 9.00 778 5th 454 47.94 493 52.06 0 0.00 − 39 − 4.12 947 6th 458 38.10 743 61.81 1 0.08 − 285 − 23.71 1,202 7th 518 72.86 193 27.14 0 0.00 + 325 + 45.71 711 8th 409 47.84 446 52.16 0 0.00 − 37 − 4.33 855 9th 406 48.16 437 51.84 0 0.00 − 31 − 3.68 843 10th 464 54.52 387 45.48 0 0.00 + 77 + 9.05 851 11th 822 68.67 374 31.24 1 0.08 + 448 + 37.43 1,197 12th 810 54.04 689 45.96 0 0.00 + 121 + 8.07 1,499 Total 6,765 53.84 5,795 46.12 4 0.03 + 970 + 7.72 12,564
See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts
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