1929_Boston_mayoral_election

1929 Boston mayoral election

1929 Boston mayoral election

Election

The Boston mayoral election of 1929 occurred on Tuesday, November 5, 1929. Former Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley defeated two other candidates to be elected mayor for the third time.[1]

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In 1918, the Massachusetts state legislature had passed legislation making the Mayor of Boston ineligible to serve consecutive terms.[2] Thus, incumbent Malcolm Nichols was unable to run for re-election.

Curley was sworn on Monday, January 6, 1930.[3]

Candidates

Results

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Boston Elects Curley Mayor for Third Time". Chicago Tribune. AP. November 6, 1929. p. 3. Retrieved March 10, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  2. [2]
    "REPORT BILL TO STOP CONSECUTIVE TERMS". The Boston Globe. February 26, 1918. p. 6. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  3. [3]
    "CURLEY INAUGURATION WILL BE HELD TODAY". The Boston Globe. January 6, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.[permanent dead link]
  4. [4]
    Annual Report of the Election Department. City of Boston. 1929. p. 37 – via archive.org.

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