1869 Boston mayoral election

The Boston mayoral election of 1869 saw the reelection of Nathaniel B. Shurtleff to a third consecutive term.

1869 Boston mayoral election

← 1868 December 13, 1869[1] 1870 →

Candidate Nathaniel B. Shurtleff George P. Baldwin Party Citizens Democratic Alliance Republican Popular vote 13,054 4,790 Percentage 70.80% 25.98%

Mayor before election Nathaniel B. Shurtleff Elected mayor Nathaniel B. Shurtleff

Nominations

The city's Democratic Party committees decided against renominating incumbent Democratic mayor Nathaniel B. Shurtleff. Thereafter, a "Citizen" movement was formed for the purposes of providing a party to nominate Surtleff for reelection. This movement also nominated candidates for the coinciding Boston City Council elections. The city's Republicans had originally nominated Major Chadwick. However, Chadwick opted to withdraw his candidacy,^[2] and the Republican Party thereafter decided to also place Shurtleff as their nominee. The Democratic Party nominated Alderman George P. Baldwin.^[3] The Prohibition Party nominated George H. Johnston,^[4] a city alderman.^[1] Nathaniel Chase was nominated by Labor Reform.^[4]

Results

1869 Boston mayoral election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Citizens/Republican	Nathaniel B. Shurtleff (incumbent)	13,054	70.80
	Democratic	George P. Baldwin	4,790	25.98
	Prohibition	George H. Johnston	338	1.83
	Labor Reform	Nathaniel Chase	206	1.12
	Others	Scattering	50	0.27
Total votes			18,438	100

See also

• List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts