1933 Boston mayoral election

1933 Boston mayoral election

← 1929 November 7, 1933 1937 →
 
Candidate Frederick Mansfield Malcolm Nichols
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 70,035 68,321
Percentage 28.31% 27.62%

 
Candidate William J. Foley Henry Parkman Jr.
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 60,776 28,184
Percentage 24.57% 11.73%

Results by ward
Democrats (Mansfield, Foley, And O'Connell):      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%+
Republicans (Nichols And Parkman Jr.:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%+

Mayor before election

James Michael Curley

Elected mayor

Frederick Mansfield

The Boston mayoral election of 1933 occurred on Tuesday, November 7, 1933. Former state treasurer Frederick Mansfield defeated five other candidates to be elected Mayor of Boston.

In 1918, the Massachusetts state legislature had passed legislation making the Mayor of Boston ineligible to serve consecutive terms.[1] Thus, incumbent James Michael Curley was unable to run for re-election.

Mansfield was inaugurated on Monday, January 1, 1934.[2]

  1. ^ "REPORT BILL TO STOP CONSECUTIVE TERMS". The Boston Globe. February 26, 1918. p. 6. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  2. ^ "MANSFIELD TO TAKE OATH THIS MORNING". The Boston Globe. January 1, 1934. p. 20. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.