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The Boston mayoral election of 1917 occurred on Tuesday, December 18, 1917. Andrew James Peters, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, defeated incumbent Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley and two other candidates.[1]

Peters was inaugurated on Monday, February 4, 1918.[2]

Candidates

Results

Candidates General Election[3]
Votes %
Andrew James Peters 37,923 42.9%
James Michael Curley (incumbent) 28,848 32.7%
James A. Gallivan 19,427 22.0%
Peter Francis Tague 1,751 2.0%
all others 353 0.4%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Peter Beats 2 Congressmen in Race for Mayor". Chicago Tribune. December 19, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved March 21, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "PETERS WILL BE ON HAND AT INAUGURAL". The Boston Globe. February 4, 1918. p. 3. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  3. ^ Annual Report of the Election Department. City of Boston. 1917. p. 151. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

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