Election Name: | December 1854 Boston mayoral election |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1853–54 Boston mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 1853–54 |
Election Date: | December 11, 1854 |
Next Election: | 1855 Boston mayoral election |
Next Year: | 1855 |
Image1: | Jerome V. C. Smith by E. Billings 5210004 015 014 (3x4a).jpg |
Candidate1: | Jerome V. C. Smith |
Party1: | Know Nothing |
Popular Vote1: | 6,429 |
Percentage1: | 55.50% |
Candidate2: | George Bruce Upton |
Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 4,409 |
Percentage2: | 38.06% |
Image3: | Isaac Adams (1).png |
Candidate3: | Isaac Adams |
Party3: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote3: | 703 |
Percentage3: | 6.07% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Jerome V. C. Smith |
Before Party: | Know Nothing |
After Election: | Jerome V. C. Smith |
After Party: | Know Nothing |
The Boston mayoral election of 1854 saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Jerome V. C. Smith. It was held on December 11, 1854.
The Know Nothings performed strongly in the December 1854 Boston municipal elections, winning not only the mayoralty, but also control of both chambers of the Boston City Council. The New York Daily Herald reported that the Know Nothings won the all seats on the Boston Board of Aldermen and three-quarters of the Boston Common Council.[3]