1945 Boston mayoral election

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Candidate James Michael Curley John E. Kerrigan Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 111,824 60,413 Percentage 45.74% 24.71%   Candidate William Arthur Reilly John J. Sawtelle Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 46,135 12,743 Percentage 18.87% 5.21%

Mayor before election John E. Kerrigan Elected mayor James Michael Curley

TheBoston mayoral election of 1945 occurred on Tuesday, November 6, 1945. FormerMayor of BostonJames Michael Curley defeated acting mayorJohn E. Kerrigan and four other candidates.

Curley was inaugurated on Monday, January 7, 1946.^[1]

• James Michael Curley, Member of theUnited States House of Representatives since 1943 and from 1913 to 1914. Mayor of Boston from 1914 to 1918, 1922 to 1926, 1930 to 1934.Governor of Massachusetts from 1935 to 1937. Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives from 1902 to 1903.
• Michael Paul Feeney, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 1939 and the Boston City Council since 1944.
• John E. Kerrigan, acting Mayor of Boston sinceMaurice J. Tobin's resignation in January 1945. Member of theBoston City Council since 1933.
• Joseph Lee, member of theBoston School Committee from 1937 to 1941.
• William Arthur Reilly, former Boston Fire Commissioner and a former member of theBoston Finance Commission andBoston School Committee.
• John J. Sawtelle, Member of theMassachusetts Governor's Council since 1943.

• List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts

• "Curley Elected Mayor Of Boston 4th Time".The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 7, 1945 – via newspapers.com.

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