The Boston mayoral election of 1917 occurred on Tuesday, December 18, 1917. Andrew James Peters, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, defeated incumbent Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley and two other candidates.[1]
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Peters was inaugurated on Monday, February 4, 1918.[2]
Candidates | General Election[3] | |
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Votes | % | |
Andrew James Peters | 37,923 | 42.9% |
James Michael Curley (incumbent) | 28,848 | 32.7% |
James A. Gallivan | 19,427 | 22.0% |
Peter Francis Tague | 1,751 | 2.0% |
all others | 353 | 0.4% |