1890 Boston mayoral election

Election

1890 Boston mayoral election
← 1889 December 9, 1890[1] 1891 →
 
Candidate Nathan Matthews Jr. Moody Merrill
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 32,210 19,957
Percentage 59.37% 36.78%

Mayor before election

Thomas N. Hart
Republican

Elected Mayor

Nathan Matthews Jr.
Democratic

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The Boston mayoral election of 1890 saw the election of Nathan Matthews Jr. Incumbent Mayor Thomas N. Hart was defeated for the Republican nomination by Moody Merrill.[2]

Results

1890 Boston mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nathan Matthews Jr. 32,210 59.37%
Republican Moody Merrill 19,957 36.78%
Prohibition Samuel B. Shapleigh 2,043 3.77%
Others Scattering 44 0.08%
Turnout 54,254

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "RaceID=727499". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Mayor Hart Defeated". The New York Times. November 15, 1890.


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