1928 Boston mayoral election
Dec. 8, 1828 (1st vote)
Dec. 15, 1928 (2nd vote)
Dec. 22, 1928 (3rd vote)
Mayor before election

Josiah Quincy III
Federalist

 Elected Mayor

Harrison Gray Otis
Federalist

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]

First vote (December 8, 1828)

Boston mayoral election first vote (December 8, 1828)[1]
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

Second vote (December 15, 1828)

Running in the second round were Josiah Quincy III, Thomas C. Amory, Harrison Gray Otis, and Charles Wells.[3]

Boston mayoral election second vote (December 15, 1828)[1][4]
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

Third vote (December 22, 1828)

Quincy and Amory declined to run again in the third vote.[5]

Receiving a majority of the vote, Otis was elected mayor.[6]

Boston mayoral election third vote (December 22, 1828)[1]
Candidate Votes  %
Harrison Gray Otis 2,978 65.51
Caleb Eddy 1,283 28.22
Other 285 6.27
Total votes 4,546 100

Summary table of all votes

1828 Boston mayoral election results (vote percent by round)
Harrison Gray OtisJosiah Quincy III
(incumbent)		Thomas C. ArmoryCaleb EddyCharles WellsScattering
1st voteundisclosed
share of
write-in vote		47.97%31.46%——20.58%
2nd vote26.65%48.75%26.65%—18.45%2.15%
3rd vote65.51%——28.22%—6.27%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  2. ↑ "Election of Mayor for Boston". The Charleston Mercury. December 19, 1828. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Two attempts...". Brattleboro' Messenger. December 26, 1828. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Boston Mayor". Martinsburg Gazette. December 25, 1828. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "The National Gazette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 20, 1928. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Mayor of Boston". Lancaster Intelligencer. December 30, 1828. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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