See also: Mayoral elections in Manchester, New Hampshire, Mayoral elections in Manchester, New Hampshire, in the 20th century and Mayoral elections in Manchester, New Hampshire, in the 21st century.
Beginning shortly after the city's incorporation as a city in 1846, elections have been held in the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. The following article provides information on the elections for mayor in the city during the 19th century.
The rules of the original 1846 city charter, in effect for the city's earliest elections, required that, to be elected, a candidate needed to receive a majority of the vote in a mayoral election. If no candidate received a majority, or if the winning candidate refused to take office, further election(s) would be held until an election produced a candidate with a majority of the vote.[1]
From 1846 to 1857, mayors served for a one-year term, expiring on the third Tuesday in March. From 1857 to 1872, the mayor's term expired on the last day of December. In 1873, the term ended annually on the third Tuesday in March, up until 1880, when it became a two-year term.
| Election Name: | 1846 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral elections |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Election: | 1847 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral elections |
| Next Year: | 1847 |
| Election Date: | August 19, 1846 (first election) September 1, 1846 (second election) |
| Mayor | |
| After Election: | Hiram Brown |
| After Party: | Whig |
The 1846 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral elections were held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. The first election was part of the first municipal election held after Manchester formally became a city (having previously been a town), which was held on August 19, 1846. The August municipal election's mayoral election, however, failed to produce a winner, as first-place finisher Hiram Brown fell 17 votes shy of the majority threshold needed to win the election. A second election was held on September 1, which saw Brown win a majority.[2]
The candidates in the August election were Hiram Brown, Thomas Brown, William C. Clarke, James McQueston, William Stephens, James Wilkins.[3] Hiram Brown was affiliated with the Whig Party, Thomas Brown was affiliated with the Abolition Party, and Clarke was affiliated with the Democratic Party.[4] Candidates in the September 1 election were Hiram Brown, Thomas Brown, Issac C. Flanders, Jacob F. James, William Stephens, and J. Sullivan Wiggin.[5] Flanders was affiliated with the Democratic Party.[4]
| Election Name: | 1847 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral elections |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1846 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral elections |
| Previous Year: | 1846 |
| Next Election: | 1848 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral elections |
| Next Year: | 1848 |
| Election Date: | March 10, 1847 (first election) March 31, 1847 (second election) April 30, 1847 (third election) May 22, 1847 (fourth election) |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Hiram Brown |
| Before Party: | Whig |
| After Election: | Jacob F. James |
| After Party: | Whig |
The 1847 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral elections were held on March 10, March 31, April 30, and May 22, 1847,[3] to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. The conclusive fourth election saw the election of Jacob F. James.
In the first three elections, no candidate had managed to reach the required majority threshold to win election. In the fourth election, Jacob F. James won election by receiving a majority of the vote.[3]
| Election Name: | 1848 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral elections |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1847 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral elections |
| Previous Year: | 1847 |
| Next Election: | 1849 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral elections |
| Next Year: | 1849 |
| Election Date: | March 18, 1848 (first election) April 8, 1848 (second election) April 26, 1848 (third election) |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Jacob F. James |
| Before Party: | Whig |
| After Election: | Jacob F. James |
| After Party: | Whig |
The 1848 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral elections were held on March 18, April 8, and April 26, 1848,[3] to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. The conclusive third election saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Jacob F. James.
In the first two elections, no candidate had managed to reach the required majority threshold to win election. In the third election, Jacob F. James won election by receiving a majority of the vote.[3]
The initial March 18 election had coincided with the elections for the city's aldermen.[3]
| Election Name: | 1849 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral elections |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1848 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral elections |
| Previous Year: | 1848 |
| Next Election: | 1850 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1850 |
| Election Date: | April 1849 (first election) May 1849 (second election) October 1849 (third election) |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Jacob F. James |
| Before Party: | Whig[6] |
| After Election: | Warren L. Lane |
| After Party: | Democratic |
The 1849 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral elections were held in April, May, and October 1849,[3] to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. The conclusive third election saw the election of Warren L. Lane.
In the first two elections, no candidate had managed to reach the required majority threshold to win election. In the third election, Warren L. Lane won election by receiving a majority of the vote.[3]
The third election coincided with the October elections for the city's aldermen.[3]
| Election Name: | 1850 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1849 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral elections |
| Previous Year: | 1849 |
| Next Election: | 1851 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1851 |
| Candidate1: | Moses Fellows |
| Candidate2: | Warren L. Lane |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Warren L. Lane |
| Before Party: | Democratic |
| After Election: | Moses Fellows |
The 1850 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of Moses Fellows, who unseated incumbent mayor Warren L. Lane. Fellows and Lane were the only two candidates running in the election, which coincided with the city's aldermanic elections.[3]
| Election Name: | 1851 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1850 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1850 |
| Next Election: | 1851 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1851 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Moses Fellows |
| After Election: | Moses Fellows |
The 1851 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the reelection of Moses Fellows, who defeated challengers Walter French, Alonzo Smith, and D.L. Stevens.[3] The election coincided with the city's aldermanic elections.[3]
| Election Name: | 1852 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1851 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1851 |
| Next Election: | 1853 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1853 |
| Candidate1: | Frederick Smyth |
| Candidate2: | Walter French |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Moses Fellows |
| After Election: | Frederick Smyth |
The 1852 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of Frederick Smyth, who defeated Walter French, the only other candidate running in the election. The election coincided with the city's aldermanic elections.[3]
| Election Name: | 1853 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1852 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1852 |
| Next Election: | 1854 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1854 |
| Candidate1: | Frederick Smyth |
| Candidate2: | Stevens James |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Frederick Smyth |
| After Election: | Frederick Smyth |
The 1853 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the reelection of Frederick Smyth, who defeated challenger Stevens James, the only other candidate running in the election.[3] The election coincided with the city's aldermanic elections.[3]
| Election Name: | 1854 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1853 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1853 |
| Next Election: | 1855 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1855 |
| Election Date: | March 1854 |
| Candidate1: | Frederick Smyth |
| Candidate2: | William C. Clarke |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Frederick Smyth |
| After Election: | Frederick Smyth |
The 1854 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held in March 1854[3] to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the reelection of Frederick Smyth, who defeated challenger William C. Clarke, the only other candidate running in the election. This made Clarke the first mayor of the city to be elected to a third term.[3] The election coincided with the city's aldermanic elections.[3]
| Election Name: | 1855 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1854 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1854 |
| Next Election: | 1856 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1856 |
| Election Date: | March 1855 |
| Candidate1: | Theodore T. Abbott |
| Candidate2: | Frederick G. Stark |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Frederick Smyth |
| After Election: | Theodore T. Abbott |
| After Party: | American |
The 1855 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held in March 1855[3] to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of Theodore T. Abbott, who defeated Frederick G. Stark, the only other candidate running in the election.[3] The election coincided with the city's aldermanic elections.[3]
| Election Name: | March 1856 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1855 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1855 |
| Next Election: | November 1856 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | November 1856 |
| Election Date: | March 1856 |
| Candidate1: | Theodore T. Abbott |
| Candidate2: | George W. Morrison |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Theodore T. Abbott |
| Before Party: | American |
| After Election: | Theodore T. Abbott |
| After Party: | American |
The March 1856 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the reelection of Theodore T. Abbott, who defeated challenger George W. Morrison, the only other candidate running in the election.[3] The election coincided with the city's aldermanic elections.[3]
| Election Name: | November 1856 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | March 1856 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | March 1856 |
| Next Election: | 1857 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1857 |
| Election Date: | November 1856 |
| Candidate1: | Jacob F. James |
| Candidate2: | Isaac C. Flanders |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Theodore T. Abbott |
| Before Party: | American |
| After Election: | Jacob F. James |
The November 1856 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of Jacob F. James to a third nonconsecutive term.[6] James defeated Isaac C. Flanders, the only other candidate running in the election.[3] The election coincided with the city's aldermanic elections.[3]
| Election Name: | 1857 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | November 1856 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | November 1856 |
| Next Election: | 1858 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1858 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Jacob F. James |
| After Election: | Alonzo Smith |
The 1857 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of Alonzo Smith, who defeated both Edward W. Harringon and incumbent mayor Jacob F. James.[6] [3]
| Election Name: | 1858 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1857 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1857 |
| Next Election: | 1859 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1859 |
| Candidate1: | Edward W. Harrington |
| Candidate2: | Alonzo Smith |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Alonzo Smith |
| After Election: | Edward W. Harrington |
The 1858 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of Edward W. Harrington, who unseated incumbent mayor Alonzo Smith.[6] [3]
| Election Name: | 1859 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1858 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1858 |
| Next Election: | 1860 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1860 |
| Candidate1: | Edward W. Harrington |
| Candidate2: | Bradbury Cilley |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Edward W. Harrington |
| After Election: | Edward W. Harrington |
The 1859 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the reelection of Edward W. Harrington, who defeated challenger Bradbury Cilley.[3]
| Election Name: | 1860 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1859 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1859 |
| Next Election: | 1862 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1862 |
| Candidate1: | David A. Bunton |
| Candidate2: | Bradbury Cilley |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Edward W. Harrington |
| After Election: | David A. Bunton |
| After Party: | Republican |
The 1860 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of David A. Bunton, who defeated Bradbury Cilley.[3]
| Election Name: | 1861 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1860 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1860 |
| Next Election: | 1862 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1862 |
| Candidate1: | David A. Bunton |
| Candidate2: | James A. Weston |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | David A. Bunton |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | David A. Bunton |
| After Party: | Republican |
The 1861 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the reelection of David A. Bunton, who defeated challenger James A. Weston.[3]
| Election Name: | 1862 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1861 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1861 |
| Next Election: | 1863 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1863 |
| Candidate1: | Theodore T. Abbott |
| Candidate2: | James A. Weston |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | David A. Bunton |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | Theodore T. Abbott |
| After Party: | American |
The 1862 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the reelection of Theodore T. Abbott to a third nonconsecutive term.[6] Abbott defeated Theodore T. Abbott.[3]
| Election Name: | 1863 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1862 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1862 |
| Next Election: | 1864 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1864 |
| Candidate1: | Frederick Smyth |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Theodore T. Abbott |
| Before Party: | American |
| After Election: | Frederick Smyth |
| After Party: | Republican |
The 1863 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of Frederick Smyth to a fourth nonconsecutive term, making him the first mayor of the city to be elected to a fourth term.[6] [3] Smyth was elected nearly unanimously, with the remainder of the vote being a scattering of write-in votes, with no single individual receiving more than five write-in votes.[3]
| Election Name: | 1864 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1863 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1863 |
| Next Election: | 1865 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1865 |
| Candidate1: | Darwin J. Daniels |
| Candidate2: | Joseph Kidder |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Frederick Smyth |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | Darwin J. Daniels |
The 1864 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of Darwin J. Daniels, who defeated Joseph Kidder.[3]
| Election Name: | 1865 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1864 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1864 |
| Next Election: | 1866 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1866 |
| Election Date: | August 1865 |
| Candidate1: | John Hosley |
| Candidate2: | Joseph B. Clark |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | F.W. Harrington (acting)[7] |
| After Election: | John Holsey |
The 1865 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held in August 1865[6] [3] to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It was held in August after the death in office of mayor Darwin J. Daniels.[6] [3] It saw the election of John Hosley, who defeated Joseph B. Clark.[3]
| Election Name: | 1866 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1865 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1865 |
| Next Election: | 1867 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1867 |
| Candidate1: | Joseph B. Clark |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Candidate2: | Edward W. Harrington |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | John Holsey |
| After Election: | Joseph B. Clark |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1866 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of Joseph B. Clark, who defeated former mayor Edward W. Harrington.[3]
| Election Name: | 1867 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1866 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1866 |
| Next Election: | 1868 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1868 |
| Candidate1: | James A. Weston |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Candidate2: | Joseph B. Clark |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Joseph B. Clark |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | James A. Weston |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1867 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of Democrat James A. Weston, who unseated incumbent Republican Joseph B. Clark.[6] [3] [8]
| Election Name: | 1868 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1867 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1867 |
| Next Election: | 1869 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1869 |
| Candidate1: | Isaac W. Smith |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Candidate2: | James A. Weston |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | James A. Weston |
| Before Party: | Democratic |
| After Election: | Isaac W. Smith |
| After Party: | Republican |
The 1868 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of Isaac W. Smith, who unseated incumbent mayor James A. Weston.[6] [3]
| Election Name: | 1869 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1868 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1868 |
| Next Election: | 1870 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1870 |
| Candidate1: | James A. Weston |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Candidate2: | Isaac W. Smith |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Isaac W. Smith |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | James A. Weston |
| After Party: | Democratic |
The 1869 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of James A. Weston, who was elected to a second nonconsecutive term by unseating incumbent mayor Isaac W. Smith.[6] [3]
| Election Name: | 1870 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1869 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1869 |
| Next Election: | 1871 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1871 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | James A. Weston |
| Before Party: | Democratic |
| After Election: | James A. Weston |
| After Party: | Democratic |
The 1870 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the reelection of James A. Weston to a third overall term, defeating Peter Chandler and Andrew C. Wallace.[6] [3]
| Election Name: | 1871 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1870 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1870 |
| Next Election: | 1872 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1872 |
| Candidate1: | Person Colby Cheney |
| Candidate2: | John Holsey |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | James A. Weston |
| Before Party: | Democratic |
| After Election: | Person Colby Cheney |
| After Party: | Republican |
The 1871 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of Person Colby Cheney, who defeated former mayor John Holsey.[6] [3]
| Election Name: | 1872 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1871 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1871 |
| Next Election: | 1873 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1873 |
| Election Date: | December 10, 1872 |
| Candidate1: | Charles H. Bartlett |
| Candidate2: | Joseph Kidder |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Person Colby Cheney |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | Charles H. Bartlett |
The 1872 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held on December 10, 1872,[3] to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of Charles H. Bartlett, who defeated Joseph Kidder.[3]
| Election Name: | 1873 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1872 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1872 |
| Next Election: | 1875 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1875 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | John P. Newell |
| After Election: | James A. Weston |
| After Party: | Democratic |
The 1873 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of James A. Weston to a second nonconsecutive term. Weston defeated Charles Kenniston and incumbent mayor John P. Newell (who had been appointed by the city's aldermen and Common Council after the resignation of Person C. Cheney).[3] [6]
| Election Name: | 1875 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1873 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1873 |
| Next Election: | 1876 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1876 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | James A. Weston |
| Before Party: | Democratic |
| After Election: | Alpheus Gay |
The 1875 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of Alpheus Gay, who defeated Ira Cross and Charles Kennison.[3]
| Election Name: | 1876 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1875 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1875 |
| Next Election: | 1877 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1877 |
| Candidate1: | Ira Cross |
| Candidate2: | Alpheus Gay |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Alpheus Gay |
| After Election: | Ira Cross |
The 1876 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of Ira Cross, who defeated incumbent mayor Alpheus Gay.[6] [3]
| Election Name: | 1877 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1876 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1876 |
| Next Election: | March 1878 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | March 1878 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Ira Cross |
| After Election: | Ira Cross |
The 1877 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the reelection of Ira Cross, who defeated Ezra W. Bartlett and former mayor Alpheus Gay.[3]
| Election Name: | March 1878 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1877 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1877 |
| Next Election: | November 1878 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | November 1878 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Ira Cross |
| After Election: | John L. Kelly |
The March 1878 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of John L. Kelly, who defeated Richard Goodwin and former mayor Alpheus Gay.[3]
| Election Name: | November 1878 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | March 1878 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | March 1878 |
| Next Election: | 1880 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1880 |
| Candidate1: | John L. Kelly |
| Candidate2: | Andrew C. Wallace |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | John L. Kelly |
| After Election: | John L. Kelly |
The November 1878 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the reelection of John L. Kelly, who defeated Andrew C. Wallace.[3]
| Election Name: | 1880 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | November 1878 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | November 1878 |
| Next Election: | 1882 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1882 |
| Candidate1: | Horace B. Putnam |
| Candidate2: | Frank Dowst |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | John L. Kelly |
| After Election: | Horace B. Putnam |
The 1880 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of Horace B. Putnam, who defeated Frank Dowst.[3]
This was the first election after the city's mayoral terms were extended from one-year to two-years.
| Election Name: | 1882 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1880 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1880 |
| Next Election: | 1884 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1884 |
| Candidate1: | Horace B. Putnam |
| Candidate2: | Alpheus Gay |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Horace B. Putnam |
| After Election: | Horace B. Putnam |
The 1882 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the reelection of Horace B. Putnam, who defeated former mayor Alpheus Gay.[3]
| Election Name: | 1884 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1882 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1882 |
| Next Election: | 1886 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1886 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Horace B. Putnam |
| After Election: | George H. Stearns |
The 1884 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of George H. Stearns, who defeated Joseph Kidder and Lewis Simons.[3]
| Election Name: | 1886 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1884 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1884 |
| Next Election: | 1888 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1888 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | George H. Stearns |
| After Election: | John Hosley |
The 1886 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of John Holsey to a second nonconsecutive term. Holsey defeated Albert Tasker and incumbent mayor George H. Stearns.[6] [3]
| Election Name: | 1888 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1886 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1886 |
| Next Election: | 1890 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1890 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | John Hosley |
| After Election: | David B. Varney |
The 1888 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of David B. Varney, who defeated William Corey and Augustus Stevens.[3]
| Election Name: | 1890 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1888 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1888 |
| Next Election: | 1892 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1892 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | David B. Varney |
| After Election: | Edgar J. Knowlton |
The 1890 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of Edgar J. Knowlton, who defeated Thomas W. Lane and Augustus Stevens.[3]
| Election Name: | 1892 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1890 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1890 |
| Next Election: | 1894 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1894 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Edgar J. Knowlton |
| After Election: | Edgar J. Knowlton |
The 1892 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the reelection of Edgar J. Knowlton, who defeated John C. Bickford and Augustus Stevens.[3]
| Election Name: | 1894 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1892 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1892 |
| Next Election: | 1896 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1896 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | vacant |
| After Election: | William C. Clarke |
| After Party: | Republican |
The 1894 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the election of Republican candidate William C. Clarke, who defeated Democratic candidate Charles C. Hayes, People's candidate Sumner F. Claflin, and Prohibition candidate John Gillis.[3]
| Election Name: | 1896 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1894 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1894 |
| Next Election: | 1898 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1898 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | William C. Clarke |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | William C. Clarke |
| After Party: | Republican |
The 1896 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the reelection of William C. Clarke, who defeated John Bickford, Sumner F. Claflin, and Charles C. Hayes.[3]
| Election Name: | 1898 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1896 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1896 |
| Next Election: | 1900 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1900 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | William C. Clarke |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | William C. Clarke |
| After Party: | Republican |
The 1898 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the reelection of William C. Clarke to a third consecutive term. Clarke defeated Charles C. Hayes and Earle Payne.[3]
| Election Name: | 1900 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1898 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1898 |
| Next Election: | 1902 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1902 |
| Candidate1: | William C. Clarke |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Candidate2: | James Sullivan |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | William C. Clarke |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | William C. Clarke |
| After Party: | Republican |
The 1900 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. It saw the reelection of Republican incumbent William C. Clarke to a fourth consecutive term. Clarke defeated Democratic candidate James Sullivan.[3] Clarke was the second mayor of the city to win election to a fourth term (after Frederick Smyth did so in 1863), and the first to win a fourth consecutive term.[6] [3]