| Election Name: | 1917 Boston mayoral election |
| Country: | Boston |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1914 Boston mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1914 |
| Election Date: | December 18, 1917 |
| Next Election: | 1921 Boston mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1921 |
| Image1: | Andrew James Peters 42nd Mayor of Boston (1).png |
| Candidate1: | Andrew James Peters |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan candidate |
| Popular Vote1: | 42,923 |
| Percentage1: | 42.9% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | James Michael Curley |
| After Election: | Andrew James Peters |
| Candidate2: | James Michael Curley |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan candidate |
| Popular Vote2: | 28,848 |
| Percentage2: | 32.7% |
| Image3: | James A. Gallivan (1).png |
| Party3: | Nonpartisan candidate |
| Popular Vote3: | 19,427 |
| Percentage3: | 22.0% |
The Boston mayoral election of 1917 occurred on Tuesday, December 18, 1917. Andrew James Peters, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, defeated incumbent Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley and two other candidates.[1]
Peters was inaugurated on Monday, February 4, 1918.[2]
| Candidates | General Election[3] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Andrew James Peters | 37,923 | |
| James Michael Curley (incumbent) | 28,848 | |
| James A. Gallivan | 19,427 | |
| Peter Francis Tague | 1,751 | |
| all others | 353 | |