The Boston mayoral election of 1903 occurred on Tuesday, December 15, 1903. Democratic incumbent Patrick Collins defeated Republican nomknee George N. Swallow and two other contenders to win a second term.
1903 Boston mayoral election
Under legislation adopted in June 1903,[ 1] this was the first Boston municipal election with "caucuses, henceforth to be called primaries",[ 2] which were held on Thursday, November 19, 1903.
Inaugural exercises were held on Monday, January 4, 1904.[ 3]
Candidates
Primary Election [ 5]
Votes
%
Patrick Collins (incumbent)
30,729
73.4%
Frederick S. Gore
11,129
26.6%
all others
5
0.0%
E. Peabody Gerry, physician, age 56, former Boston Alderman (1900)
Michael J. Murray, lawyer, age 36
George N. Swallow , grocer, age 49, former chairman of the Boston Republican Committee (1899), Governor's councilor (1888–1889), state senator (1894), and state representative (1889–1891)
Source:[ 6]
Candidates
Primary Election [ 7]
Votes
%
George N. Swallow
6,383
52.3%
Michael J. Murray
3,294
27.0%
E. Peabody Gerry
2,530
20.7%
Galvin received all 423 votes cast in his party's primary election for mayor.[ 10]
^ "Governor Signs the Luce Primary Election Law" . The Boston Post . June 24, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "CAUCUS LAW" . The Boston Globe . July 30, 1903. p. 12. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
^ "MAYOR COLLINS' INAUGURAL" . The Boston Globe . January 5, 1904. p. 10. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
^ "FRED GORE FOR MAYOR" . The Boston Globe . October 20, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
^ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners" . City of Boston. 1903. p. 119. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via archive.org.
^ "The Five Mayoralty Candidates by Comparison" . The Boston Post . November 15, 1903. p. 29. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners" . City of Boston. 1903. p. 148. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via archive.org.
^ "Socialist Labor Party Denounces the Socialists" . The Boston Post . November 30, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Socialist City Campaign to Open Tomorrow" . The Boston Post . November 12, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners" . City of Boston. 1903. p. 168. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via archive.org.
^ "The Ticket for Today's Election" . The Boston Post . December 15, 1903. p. 9. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners" . City of Boston. 1903. p. 192. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via archive.org.