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1839 Boston mayoral election
←  1838 December 9, 1839 1840 →
 
Candidate Jonathan Chapman Bradford Sumner
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote 4,352 3,047
Percentage 58.27% 40.80%

Mayor before election

Samuel Atkins Eliot
Whig

Elected Mayor

Jonathan Chapman
Whig

The 1839 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Whig Party nominee Jonathan Chapman. It was held on December 9, 1839. Whig Party incumbent Samuel Atkins Eliot was not a nominee for reelection. [1]

Campaign

Chapman was the Whig Party nominee. Bradford Sumner was the Democratic Party nominee. In the coinciding municipal elections, all Whig nominees for Boston Board of Aldermen won sizable victories. [2]

Results

1839 Boston mayoral election [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Jonathan Chapman 4,352 58.27
Democratic Bradford Sumner 3,047 40.80
Scattering Other 70 0.94
Total votes 7,469 100

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "City Election". The Liberator. December 13, 1839. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.