1836_Boston_mayoral_election References

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]

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

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b "Boston Municipal Election". The Evening Post. December 15, 1836. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Summary". Hartford Courant. December 17, 1836. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "City Election—Democratic Nominations". Boston Post. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.