1941 Boston mayoral election

1941 Boston mayoral election
	November 4, 1941
	November 4, 1941
Mayor before election; Maurice J. Tobin;	Elected Mayor ; Maurice J. Tobin;

The Boston mayoral election of 1941 occurred on Tuesday, November 4, 1941. Incumbent Mayor Maurice J. Tobin defeated former Mayor James Michael Curley and two others.

This was the first election held following a 1939 referendum that repealed a 1918 law, which had prevented an incumbent Mayor of Boston from serving consecutive terms.[1]

Inaugural exercises were held Monday, January 5, 1942.[2]

Candidates

James Michael Curley, Governor of Massachusetts from 1935 to 1937, Mayor of Boston from 1914 to 1918, 1922 to 1926, 1930 to 1934. Member of the United States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1914.
Joseph Lee, member of the Boston School Committee since 1937.
Malcolm Nichols, Mayor of Boston from 1926 to 1930.
Maurice J. Tobin, Mayor of Boston since 1938. Member of the Boston School Committee from 1931 to 1937.

Results

Candidates	General Election[3]
Candidates	Votes	%
Maurice J. Tobin (incumbent)	125,786	45.98
James Michael Curley	116,430	43.49
Joseph Lee	19,186	7.17
Malcolm Nichols	6,318	2.36

References

"SECOND TERM WINS IN BOSTON". The Boston Globe. November 8, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved March 14, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
"Boston Ready, Willing to Sacrifice for Victory, Mayor Tobin Declares at Inaugural Exercises". The Boston Globe. January 6, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
Annual Report of the Election Department. 1941. p. 38.

External links

Boston Mayor Race - Nov 04, 1941 at ourcampaigns.com

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[1] "SECOND TERM WINS IN BOSTON". The Boston Globe. November 8, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved March 14, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.

[2] "Boston Ready, Willing to Sacrifice for Victory, Mayor Tobin Declares at Inaugural Exercises". The Boston Globe. January 6, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.

[3] Annual Report of the Election Department. 1941. p. 38.

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1941 Boston mayoral election

Candidates

Results

See also

References

Further reading

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