Election Name: | 1858 Boston mayoral election |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1857 Boston mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 1857 |
Election Date: | December 13, 1858 |
Next Election: | 1859 Boston mayoral election |
Next Year: | 1859 |
Party Name: | no |
Image1: | Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. 5210004 015 016 (3x4c).jpg |
Candidate1: | Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. |
Party1: | Citizens |
Colour1: | c0c0c0 |
Popular Vote1: | 6,298 |
Percentage1: | 52.65% |
Candidate2: | Moses Kimball |
Party2: | Republican |
Popular Vote2: | 4,449 |
Percentage2: | 37.20% |
Image3: | Captain Julius A. Palmer (1).jpg |
Candidate3: | Julius A. Palmer Jr. |
Party3: | Temperance |
Colour3: | c0c0c0 |
Popular Vote3: | 1,007 |
Percentage3: | 8.42% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. |
After Election: | Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. |
The Boston mayoral election of 1858 saw the reelection of Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. It was held on December 13, 1858.
Lincoln was nominated on a "Citizens" ticket supported by a nonpartisan group of residents. Kimball was nominated by the Republicans and Palmer was nominated by a temperance party.[1] [2]
Although nominated by both the People's Union [3] and National American (Know Nothing) parties,[4] former mayor Jerome V. C. Smith declined to campaign.[5]