1835 Boston mayoral election

The 1835 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Whig Party nominee Samuel Turell Armstrong. It was held on December 14, 1835.^[1]

Incumbent mayor Theodore Lyman II was not a candidate for reelection,^[2] declining to run.^[3] He had been given the Whig Party nomination, but declined to run, at which point Lieutenant Governor Samuel Turell Armstrong was nominated. Armstrong was regarded to be the major front-runner to win.^[4]^[5]

Results

1835 Boston mayoral election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	Samuel Turell Armstrong	3,039	67.64
		John W. James	1,185	26.37
	Scattering	Other	269	5.99
Total votes			4,493	100

References

^ ^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.
^ "Samuel F. Armstrong". The Weekly Standard. December 31, 1835. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mayor of Boston". The Liberator. Vermont Telegraph. December 26, 1835. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Daily Commercial Advertiser". Daily Commercial Advertiser. November 13, 1835. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hon Samuel T. Armstrong". Vermont Gazette. December 1, 1835. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[CityBost1-1] 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] "Samuel F. Armstrong". The Weekly Standard. December 31, 1835. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Mayor of Boston". The Liberator. Vermont Telegraph. December 26, 1835. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Daily Commercial Advertiser". Daily Commercial Advertiser. November 13, 1835. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Hon Samuel T. Armstrong". Vermont Gazette. December 1, 1835. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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