1865 Boston mayoral election

The Boston mayoral election of 1865 saw Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. reelected to a seventh overall term.

1865 Boston mayoral election

December 11, 1865

Candidate Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. Nathaniel B. Shurtleff Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 5,806 3,690 Percentage 61.10% 38.83%

Mayor before election Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. Republican Elected mayor Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. Republican

Nomination

In late-November, Mayor Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. accepted renomination for the mayoralty.

A week before the election, Nathaniel B. Shurtleff was unanimously nominated by the city's Democratic Party at its convention (held at Young's Hotel) after having been selected by the party's Committee of Conference as its recommended candidate. He was also nominated on the Citizens and Workingmen's tickets, the Citizens' convention (held at the Parker House) and Workingmen's Convention (held at the city's insolvency courtroom) both agreeing to nominate identical slates of candidates.

Results

1865 Boston mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. (incumbent)	5,806	61.10
	Democratic	Nathaniel B. Shurtleff	3,690	38.83
	Others	Scattering	6	0.06
Total votes			9,502	100

See also

• List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts