1929 Boston mayoral election

The Boston mayoral election of 1929 occurred on Tuesday, November 5, 1929. Former Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley defeated two other candidates to be elected mayor for the third time.^[1]

1929 Boston mayoral election

← 1925 November 5, 1929 1933 →

Candidate James Michael Curley Frederick Mansfield Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 117,084 96,626 Percentage 54.1% 44.6%

Mayor before election Malcolm Nichols Elected mayor James Michael Curley

In 1918, the Massachusetts state legislature had passed legislation making the Mayor of Boston ineligible to serve consecutive terms.^[2] Thus, incumbent Malcolm Nichols was unable to run for re-election.

Curley was sworn on Monday, January 6, 1930.^[3]

Candidates

• Daniel H. Coakley, disbarred attorney, unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Boston in November 1925.
• James Michael Curley, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1914, Mayor of Boston from 1914 to 1918, 1922 to 1926.
• Frederick Mansfield, Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1914 to 1915.

Results

Candidates	General Election[4]
	Votes	%
James Michael Curley	117,084	54.1%
Frederick Mansfield	96,626	44.6%
Daniel H. Coakley	2,800	1.3%
all others	3	0.0%

See also

• List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts

References

1. "Boston Elects Curley Mayor for Third Time". Chicago Tribune. AP. November 6, 1929. p. 3. Retrieved March 10, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
2. "REPORT BILL TO STOP CONSECUTIVE TERMS". The Boston Globe. February 26, 1918. p. 6. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
3. "CURLEY INAUGURATION WILL BE HELD TODAY". The Boston Globe. January 6, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
4. Annual Report of the Election Department. City of Boston. 1929. p. 37 – via archive.org.

Further reading

• Merrill, John (November 6, 1929). "19,517 VICTORY FOR CURLEY". The Boston Globe. p. 1. Retrieved March 10, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.^{[permanent dead link]}