The Boston mayoral election of 1897 occurred on Tuesday, December 21, 1897. In a rematch of the previous election, Democratic candidate and incumbent Mayor of Boston Josiah Quincy defeated Republican candidate and former mayor Edwin Upton Curtis, and two other contenders, to win re-election to a second term.[1]
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Inaugural exercises were held on Monday, January 3, 1898.[2]
Candidates | General Election[5][6] | ||
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Votes | % | ||
D | Josiah Quincy (incumbent) | 39,984 | 50.1% |
R | Edwin Upton Curtis | 35,947 | 45.1% |
BD | Thomas Riley | 3,000 | 3.8% |
SLP | David Goldstein | 825 | 1.0% |
all others | 7 | 0.0% |
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