The Boston mayoral election of 1949 occurred on Tuesday, November 8, 1949, between incumbent Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley , city clerk and former acting mayor John B. Hynes , and three other candidates. Hynes was elected to his first term.
1949 Boston mayoral election
Boston voters also approved changing the structure of future mayoral contests to include a preliminary election , to select two final candidates in advance of each general election .[ 1] [ 1]
Hynes was inaugurated on Monday, January 2, 1950.[ 2]
James Michael Curley , Mayor of Boston from 1914 to 1918, 1922 to 1926, 1930 to 1934, and since 1946. Member of the United States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1914 and from 1943 to 1947. Governor of Massachusetts from 1935 to 1937. Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1902 to 1903.John B. Hynes , Boston City Clerk since 1946, Acting Mayor in 1947.Patrick J. McDonough , Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council since 1947, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1941 to 1947.Walter A. O'Brien , Progressive Party politician. Commissioned M.T.A. as a campaign song.George F. Oakes, real estate businessman and former chairman of the Plan E for Boston Committee.
Ward[ 3]
Hynes
Curley
McDonough
Oakes
O'Brien
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
1
4,655
29.08
9,311
58.16
1,619
10.11
272
1.70
153
0.96
2
2,518
27.76
5,739
63.26
636
7.01
117
1.29
62
0.68
3
4,489
30.87
8,486
58.36
1,059
7.28
258
1.77
249
1.71
4
5,695
54.21
3,888
37.01
364
3.46
376
3.58
183
1.74
5
8,980
67.58
3,307
24.89
389
2.93
401
3.02
211
1.59
6
2,442
24.90
5,487
55.94
1,663
16.96
162
1.65
54
0.55
7
4,383
31.56
6,889
48.97
2,499
17.76
203
1.44
94
0.67
8
2,670
28.22
6,091
64.37
482
5.09
146
1.54
73
0.77
9
2,827
27.32
6,517
62.98
596
5.76
256
2.47
152
1.47
10
4,553
36.34
7,124
56.86
527
4.21
269
2.15
57
0.45
11
4,532
39.23
5,953
51.54
593
5.13
358
3.10
115
1.00
12
6,319
48.31
5,081
38.85
861
6.58
318
2.43
501
3.83
13
4,978
43.20
5,206
45.18
1,091
9.47
189
1.64
58
0.50
14
10,038
53.84
6,071
32.56
1,536
8.24
238
1.28
762
4.09
15
4,953
42.14
5,317
45.23
1,233
10.49
206
1.75
46
0.39
16
8,556
54.17
5,327
33.72
1,558
9.86
277
1.75
79
0.50
17
8,882
58.56
4,861
32.05
1,016
6.70
301
1.98
108
0.71
18
9,776
54.06
5,901
32.63
1,306
7.22
993
5.49
107
0.59
19
7,492
54.50
5,215
37.93
488
3.55
498
3.62
55
0.40
20
12,016
65.41
4,947
26.93
671
3.65
566
3.08
171
0.93
21
10,037
63.51
4,524
28.62
564
3.57
431
2.73
249
1.58
22
7,139
51.24
4,758
34.15
1,399
10.04
336
2.41
120
0.86
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