1836 Boston mayoral election
December 12, 1836
 
Candidate Samuel Atkins Eliot John W. James
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote 3,238 1,667
Percentage 56.98% 29.33%
Mayor before election

Samuel Turell Armstrong
Whig

 Elected Mayor

Samuel Atkins Eliot
Whig

The 1836 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Whig Party nominee Samuel Atkins Eliot. It was held on December 12, 1836. Incumbent Samuel T. Armstrong was not a nominee for reelection.[1]

Campaign

Eliot was the Whig Party nominee.[2][3] John W. James was the Democratic Party nominee.[4]

In the coinciding municipal elections, all Whig Party nominees for Boston Board of Aldermen were elected.[2][3]

Results

1836 Boston mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Samuel Atkins Eliot 3,238 56.98
Democratic John W. James 1,667 29.33
Scattering Other 778 13.69
Total votes 5,683 100

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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. 50. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Boston Municipal Election". The Evening Post. December 15, 1836. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Summary". Hartford Courant. December 17, 1836. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "City Election—Democratic Nominations". Boston Post. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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