1872 Boston mayoral election

1872 Boston mayoral election

December 10, 1872

Candidate Henry L. Pierce William Gaston Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 8,877 8,798 Percentage 50.11% 49.66%

Mayor before election William Gaston Democratic Elected mayor Henry L. Pierce Republican

The Boston mayoral election of 1872 saw the election of Republican nominee Henry L. Pierce, who narrowly unseated incumbent Democratic mayor William Gaston.

Nominations

William Gaston by the Democratic Party and other parties

Incumbent Democratic mayor William Gaston was nominated on the ticket of the city's regular Democratic Party organization. The city's Liberal Republican ticket nominated Gaston as well.

Henry L. Pierce by the Republican Party and other parties

Republican former congressman Henry L. Pierce was nominated on the ticket of the city's regular Republican Party organization. He was additionally nominated on the tickets of the city's Citizens' Party (which ran as "The People's Ticket") and the Labor Reform ticket.

Results

1872 Boston mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry L. Pierce	8,877	50.11
	Democratic	William Gaston (incumbent)	8,798	49.66
	Others	Scattering	41	0.23
Turnout			17,716

See also

• List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts