| Election Name: | 1836 Boston mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1835 Boston mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1835 |
| Election Date: | December 12, 1836 |
| Next Election: | 1837 Boston mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1837 |
| Image1: | Samuel A. Eliot 5210004 015 007 (3x4a).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Samuel Atkins Eliot |
| Party1: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,238 |
| Percentage1: | 56.98% |
| Candidate2: | John W. James |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,667 |
| Percentage2: | 29.33% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Samuel Turell Armstrong |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Samuel Atkins Eliot |
| After Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
The 1836 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Whig Party nominee Samuel Atkins Eliot. It was held on December 12, 1836. Incumbent Samuel T. Armstrong was not a nominee for reelection.
Eliot was the Whig Party nominee.[1] [2] John W. James was the Democratic Party nominee.[3]
In the coinciding municipal elections, all Whig Party nominees for Boston Board of Aldermen were elected.[1] [2]