1837 Boston mayoral election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1837 Boston mayoral election
| country =
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1836 Boston mayoral election
| previous_year = 1836
| election_date = December 11, 1837
| next_election = 1838 Boston mayoral election
| next_year = 1838
| image1 = Samuel A. Eliot 5210004 015 007 (3x4a).jpg
| candidate1 = Samuel Atkins Eliot
| colour1 = C0C0C0
| party1 =
| popular_vote1 = 3,475
| percentage1 = 55.57%
| image2 = Amasa Walker as a young man (2).jpg
| candidate2 = Amasa Walker
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 1,127
| percentage2 = 18.02%
| image3 = Theodore Lyman, Jr. 5210004 015 005 (3x4a).jpg
| colour3 = c0c0c0
| candidate3 = Theodore Lyman II
| party3 =
| popular_vote3 = undisclosed large number of votes
| percentage3 =
| title = Mayor
| before_election = Samuel Atkins Eliot
| before_party = Whig Party (United States)
| after_election = Samuel Atkins Eliot
| after_party = Whig Party (United States)
}}
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The 1837 Boston mayoral election saw the reelection of Whig Party incumbent Samuel Atkins Eliot. It was held on December 11, 1837.
Candidates
Eliot sought reelection. Amasa Walker was the Democratic Party/locofoco nominee. Also running was former mayor Theodore Lyman II.{{cite web |title=Boston Election |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/589882839 |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |publisher=Fall River Monitor |access-date=18 April 2023 |language=en |date=December 16, 1837}}
Results
As part of the scattering, Lyman received more than 300 votes, by one account around 1,200 or more.{{cite web |title=Boston City Elections |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/589882846 |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |publisher=Fall River Monitor |agency=Boston Patriot |access-date=18 April 2023 |language=en |date=December 16, 1837}}
{{Election box begin no change| title= 1837 Boston mayoral election{{cite book |title=A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown, 1847-1873 and of the Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822: Also of Various Other Town and Municipal Officers |date=1909 |publisher=City of Boston Printing Department |page=50 |url=https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=n_BMAAAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.PA50 |access-date=7 April 2023 |language=en}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party =
|candidate = Samuel Atkins Eliot (incumbent)
|votes = 3,475
|percentage = 55.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Amasa Walker
|votes = 1,127
|percentage = 18.02
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party = Scattering
|candidate = Other (including Lyman)
|votes = 1,651
|percentage = 26.40
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes =6,253
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}