| Election Name: | 1837 Boston mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1836 Boston mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1836 |
| Election Date: | December 11, 1837 |
| Next Election: | 1838 Boston mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1838 |
| Image1: | Samuel A. Eliot 5210004 015 007 (3x4a).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Samuel Atkins Eliot |
| Colour1: | C0C0C0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,475 |
| Percentage1: | 55.57% |
| Candidate2: | Amasa Walker |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,127 |
| Percentage2: | 18.02% |
| Image3: | Theodore Lyman, Jr. 5210004 015 005 (3x4a).jpg |
| Colour3: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate3: | Theodore Lyman II |
| Popular Vote3: | undisclosed large number of votes |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Samuel Atkins Eliot |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Samuel Atkins Eliot |
| After Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
The 1837 Boston mayoral election saw the reelection of Whig Party incumbent Samuel Atkins Eliot. It was held on December 11, 1837.
Eliot sought reelection. Amasa Walker was the Democratic Party/locofoco nominee. Also running was former mayor Theodore Lyman II.[1]
As part of the scattering, Lyman received more than 300 votes, by one account around 1,200 or more.[1] [2]