1833 Boston mayoral election explained

Election Name:	1833 Boston mayoral election
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1832 Boston mayoral election
Previous Year:	1832
Election Date:	December 9, 1833
Next Election:	1834 Boston mayoral election
Next Year:	1834
Image1:	Theodore Lyman, Jr. 5210004 015 005 (3x4a).jpg
Candidate1:	Theodore Lyman II
Party1:	Independent Democrat
Popular Vote1:	3,734
Percentage1:	59.83%
Candidate2:	William Sullivan
Party2:	National Republican Party
Popular Vote2:	2,009
Percentage2:	32.19%
Mayor
Before Election:	Charles Wells
After Election:	Theodore Lyman II
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 1833 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Theodore Lyman II. It was held on December 9, 1833. Incumbent mayor Charles Wells was not a nominee for reelection.

Candidate

Lyman was the first Democrat to win election as mayor of Boston.^[1] His opponent was National Republican Party nominee William Sullivan.^[2]

• Theodore Lyman II, 1831 and 1832 mayoral candidate
• William Sullivan (National Republican Party), 1831 mayoral candidate

Campaign

Lyman's victory in the election was expected by The Boston Post,^[3] with the newspaper writing,

See also

• List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dumcius . Gintautas . Looking Up Longfellow Street: 'Let's get the fountain water flowing on Meetinghouse Hill' Dorchester Reporter . www.dotnews.com . Dorchester Reporter . 19 April 2023 . en . February 6, 2014.
2. Web site: The National Gazette . subscription . Newspapers.com . The Philadelphia Inquirer . 19 April 2023 . en . November 30, 1833.
3. Web site: The People's Candidate —For Mayor Theodore Lyman, Jr. . subscription . Newspapers.com . Boston Post . 19 April 2023 . en . December 4, 1833.