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TheBoston mayoral election of 1895 occurred on Tuesday, December 10, 1895.Democratic nomineeJosiah Quincy defeatedRepublican incumbent mayorEdwin Upton Curtis and one other contender to win election to his first term.[1]
Due to a change of the city charter in June 1895,[2] this was the first Boston mayoral election for a two-year term; prior mayoral elections had been held annually.
Quincy was inaugurated on Monday, January 6, 1896.[3] His grandfather Josiah Quincy IV (known asJosiah Quincy Jr.) and great-grandfatherJosiah Quincy III also had served as Mayors of Boston.[4]
| Candidates | General Election[8] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ||
| D | Josiah Quincy | 40,270 | 52.5% |
| R | Edwin Upton Curtis (incumbent) | 35,864 | 46.7% |
| MR | Frank Parsons | 585 | 0.8% |
| all others | 2 | 0.0% | |
| Ward[8] | Quincy | Curtis | Parsons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 1 | 1,636 | 42.49 | 2,202 | 57.19 | 12 | 0.31 |
| 2 | 1,996 | 71.41 | 793 | 28.37 | 6 | 0.21 |
| 3 | 1,720 | 66.95 | 836 | 32.54 | 13 | 0.51 |
| 4 | 1,172 | 51.49 | 1,081 | 47.50 | 23 | 1.01 |
| 5 | 1,504 | 63.25 | 861 | 36.21 | 13 | 0.55 |
| 6 | 1,410 | 77.56 | 402 | 22.11 | 6 | 0.33 |
| 7 | 920 | 72.78 | 335 | 26.50 | 9 | 0.71 |
| 8 | 1,464 | 76.69 | 421 | 22.05 | 24 | 1.26 |
| 9 | 670 | 37.41 | 1,106 | 61.75 | 15 | 0.84 |
| 10 | 359 | 30.48 | 807 | 68.51 | 12 | 1.02 |
| 11 | 1,102 | 28.82 | 2,683 | 70.16 | 39 | 1.02 |
| 12 | 1,083 | 71.20 | 425 | 27.94 | 13 | 0.85 |
| 13 | 2,285 | 83.46 | 440 | 16.07 | 13 | 0.47 |
| 14 | 2,736 | 59.92 | 1,797 | 39.36 | 33 | 0.72 |
| 15 | 2,011 | 66.55 | 988 | 32.69 | 23 | 0.76 |
| 16 | 1,353 | 64.34 | 726 | 34.52 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 17 | 1,199 | 47.83 | 1,280 | 51.06 | 28 | 1.12 |
| 18 | 937 | 36.59 | 1,600 | 62.48 | 24 | 0.94 |
| 19 | 1,835 | 58.25 | 1,277 | 40.54 | 38 | 1.21 |
| 20 | 2,806 | 56.32 | 2,147 | 43.10 | 29 | 0.58 |
| 21 | 1,812 | 36.65 | 3,110 | 62.90 | 22 | 0.44 |
| 22 | 2,218 | 61.20 | 1,388 | 38.29 | 19 | 0.52 |
| 23 | 2,243 | 42.44 | 2,980 | 56.39 | 62 | 1.17 |
| 24 | 2,615 | 36.24 | 4,528 | 62.75 | 73 | 1.01 |
| 25 | 1,184 | 41.59 | 1,651 | 57.99 | 12 | 0.42 |