| Election Name: | 1873 Boston mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1872 Boston mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1872 |
| Election Date: | December 9, 1873 |
| Next Election: | 1874 Boston mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1874 |
| Image1: | Samuel C. Cobb 5210004 015 023 (3x4).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Samuel C. Cobb |
| Colour1: | D3D3D3 |
| Party Name: | no |
| Party1: | nonpartisan (also Democratic, Republican, People's, Citizen's, and German) |
| Popular Vote1: | 19,187 |
| Percentage1: | 97.00% |
| Candidate2: | Henry D. Cushing |
| Colour2: | FF2A7F |
| Party2: | Prohibition |
| Popular Vote2: | 572 |
| Percentage2: | 2.89% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Leonard R. Cutter (acting) |
| Before Party: | Democratic |
| After Election: | Samuel C. Cobb |
| After Party: | nonpartisan |
The Boston mayoral election of 1873 saw the election of Samuel C. Cobb.
Cobb, who opted not to affiliate himself with any political party, was nominated for mayor by a citizens meeting held on November 11, 1873. Some of the leading members of both the city's Democratic and Republican party organizations attending this meeting. Subsequently, both major parties nominated Cobb on their tickets for the election.[1] Cobb was also nominated on the tickets of the city's People's, Citizen's, and German parties.[2]
The Prohibition Party nominated Henry D. Cushing.[2] The Prohibition Party ran an independent ticket in the municipal elections that did not nominate any candidates that appeared on other party's tickets. Many of them were first-time candidates for public office.[3]