| Election Name: | 1921 Boston mayoral election |
| Country: | Boston |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1917 Boston mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1917 |
| Election Date: | December 13, 1921 |
| Next Election: | 1925 Boston mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1925 |
| Image1: | CURLEY, J.M. HONORABLE LCCN2016858342 (3x4a).jpg |
| Candidate1: | James Michael Curley |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan candidate |
| Popular Vote1: | 74,261 |
| Percentage1: | 46.1% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Andrew James Peters |
| After Election: | James Michael Curley |
| Candidate2: | John R. Murphy |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan candidate |
| Popular Vote2: | 71,791 |
| Percentage2: | 44.5% |
| Image3: | 1918 Charles OConnor Massachusetts House of Representatives.png |
| Candidate3: | Charles S. O'Connor |
| Party3: | Nonpartisan candidate |
| Popular Vote3: | 10,844 |
| Percentage3: | 6.7% |
The Boston mayoral election of 1921 occurred on Tuesday, December 13, 1921. James Michael Curley, who had previously served as Mayor of Boston (1914–1918), was elected for the second time, defeating three other candidates.[1]
In 1918, the Massachusetts state legislature had passed legislation making the Mayor of Boston ineligible to serve consecutive terms.[2] Thus, incumbent Andrew James Peters was unable to run for re-election.
Due to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, this was the first Boston municipal election that women could vote in.[3]
Curley was inaugurated on Monday, February 6, 1922.[4]
| Candidates | General Election[7] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| James Michael Curley | 74,261 | |
| John R. Murphy | 71,791 | |
| Charles S. O'Connor | 10,844 | |
| Charles S. Baxter | 4,268 | |
| all others | 22 | |