1878 Boston mayoral election

1878 Boston mayoral election
← 1877 December 10, 1878[1] 1879 →
 
Candidate Frederick O. Prince Charles R. Codman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 19,676 18,003
Percentage 51.59% 47.20%

Mayor before election

Henry L. Pierce
Republican

Elected mayor

Frederick O. Prince
Democratic

The Boston mayoral election of 1878 saw Republican Frederick O. Prince elected to return the mayoralty for a second nonconsecutive term. He defeated Democratic nominee Charles R. Codman and Greenback contender Davis J. King.

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