| Election Name: | 1897 Boston mayoral election |
| Country: | Boston |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1895 Boston mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1895 |
| Election Date: | December 21, 1897 |
| Next Election: | 1899 Boston mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1899 |
| Image1: | Josiah Quincy 5210004 015 032 (3x4d).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Josiah Quincy |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 39,984 |
| Percentage1: | 50.1% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Josiah Quincy |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Josiah Quincy |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Candidate2: | Edwin Upton Curtis |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 35,947 |
| Percentage2: | 45.1% |
The Boston mayoral election of 1897 occurred on Tuesday, December 21, 1897. In a rematch of the previous election, Democratic incumbent mayor Josiah Quincy defeated Republican former mayor Edwin Upton Curtis to win re-election to a second term. In addition to Curtis, Quincy also defeated two minor challengers.[1]
Quincy was inaugurated for his second term on Monday, January 3, 1898.[2]
| Candidates | General Election[5] [6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||
| D | Josiah Quincy (incumbent) | 39,984 | ||
| R | Edwin Upton Curtis | 35,947 | ||
| BD | Thomas Riley | 3,000 | ||
| SLP | David Goldstein | 825 | ||
| all others | 7 | |||