1828_Boston_mayoral_election
1828 Boston mayoral election
Election
The 1828 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Harrison Gray Otis. The election required three votes, because no candidate secured the required majority in the first two votes.[1] After failing in the first two votes, incumbent mayor Josiah Quincy III declined to run in the third round.[1]
More information Candidate, Votes ...
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josiah Quincy III (incumbent) | 1,958 | 47.97 | |
| Thomas C. Amory | 1,284 | 31.46 | |
| Scattering/other (including Otis and Dunlap)[2] | 840 | 20.58 | |
| Total votes | 4,082 | 100 | |
Close
Running in the second round were Josiah Quincy III, Thomas C. Amory, Harrison Gray Otis, and Charles Wells.[3]
More information Candidate, Votes ...
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josiah Quincy III (incumbent) | 2,561 | 48.75 | |
| Thomas C. Amory | 1,400 | 26.65 | |
| Charles Wells | 969 | 18.45 | |
| Harrison Gray Otis | 209 | 3.98 | |
| Other | 113 | 2.15 | |
| Total votes | 5,253 | 100 | |
Close
Quincy and Amory declined to run again in the third vote.[5]
Receiving a majority of the vote, Otis was elected mayor.[6]
More information Candidate, Votes ...
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Gray Otis | 2,978 | 65.51 | |
| Caleb Eddy | 1,283 | 28.22 | |
| Other | 285 | 6.27 | |
| Total votes | 4,546 | 100 | |
Close
More information Harrison Gray Otis, Josiah Quincy III (incumbent) ...
| Harrison Gray Otis | Josiah Quincy III (incumbent) | Thomas C. Armory | Caleb Eddy | Charles Wells | Scattering | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st vote | undisclosed share of write-in vote | 47.97% | 31.46% | — | — | 20.58% |
| 2nd vote | 26.65% | 48.75% | 26.65% | — | 18.45% | 2.15% |
| 3rd vote | 65.51% | — | — | 28.22% | — | 6.27% |
Close
- 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. 49. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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- "Two attempts...". Brattleboro' Messenger. December 26, 1828. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Boston Mayor". Martinsburg Gazette. December 25, 1828. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "The National Gazette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 20, 1928. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mayor of Boston". Lancaster Intelligencer. December 30, 1828. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.