| Election Name: | 1852 Boston mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1851 Boston mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1851 |
| Election Date: | December 13, 1852 |
| Next Election: | 1853–54 Boston mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1853–54 |
| Image1: | File:Benjamin Seaver 5210004 015 013 (3x4).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Benjamin Seaver |
| Colour1: | C0C0C0 |
| Party1: | Union Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 6,018 |
| Percentage1: | 50.27% |
| Candidate2: | Jerome V. C. Smith |
| Party2: | Independent |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,736 |
| Percentage2: | 41.94% |
| Image3: | 3x4.svg |
| Candidate3: | Joseph Smith |
| Colour3: | C0C0C0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 889 |
| Percentage3: | 7.51% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | John P. Bigelow |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Benjamin Seaver |
| After Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
The Boston mayoral election of 1852 saw the reelection of Benjamin Seaver to a second term. It was held on December 13, 1852.
Boston's "Union Party" renominated incumbent mayor Benjamin Seaver unanimously at their meeting. Jerome V. C. Smith was nominated at a meeting of politically independent citizens who put him forth as the "people's candidate".[1]