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1903 Boston mayoral election
The Boston mayoral election of 1903 occurred on Tuesday, December 15, 1903. Democratic incumbent Patrick Collins defeated Republican nominee George N. Swallow and two other contenders to win a second term.
The Boston mayoral election of 1903 occurred on Tuesday, December 15, 1903. Democratic incumbent Patrick Collins defeated Republican nominee George N. Swallow and two other contenders to win a second term.
Under legislation adopted in June 1903, this was the first Boston municipal election with "caucuses, henceforth to be called primaries", which were held on Thursday, November 19, 1903.
Inaugural exercises were held on Monday, January 4, 1904.
- Patrick Collins, Mayor of Boston since 1902, former member of the United States House of Representatives (1883–1889), Massachusetts Senate (1870–1871), and Massachusetts House of Representatives (1868–1869)
- Frederick S. Gore, member of the Massachusetts Senate
| Candidates | Primary Election | |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Collins (incumbent) | 30,729 | 73.4% |
| Frederick S. Gore | 11,129 | 26.6% |
| all others | 5 | 0.0% |
- E. Peabody Gerry, physician, age 56, former Boston Alderman (1900)
- Michael J. Murray, lawyer, age 36
- George N. Swallow, grocer, age 49, former chairman of the Boston Republican Committee (1899), Governor's councilor (1888–1889), state senator (1894), and state representative (1889–1891)
Source:
| Candidates | Primary Election | |
|---|---|---|
| George N. Swallow | 6,383 | 52.3% |
| Michael J. Murray | 3,294 | 27.0% |
| E. Peabody Gerry | 2,530 | 20.7% |
- William H. Carroll, Socialist Labor
- George W. Galvin, physician and head of the Wage Earners Emergency and General Hospital, Socialist
Galvin received all 423 votes cast in his party's primary election for mayor.
| Candidates | General Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| D | Patrick Collins (incumbent) | 48,745 | 63.0% |
| R | George N. Swallow | 22,369 | 28.9% |
| S | George W. Galvin | 5,205 | 6.7% |
| SLP | William H. Carroll | 1,018 | 1.3% |
| all others | 14 | 0.0% |
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List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts
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"Collins Sweeps Boston". The New York Times. December 16, 1903. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
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