en 1861 Boston mayoral election

The Boston mayoral election of 1861 took place on Monday, December 9, 1861,^[1]^[2] and saw the reelection of Joseph Wightman.

Wightman was nominated by both the Democratic Party and "Citizens" tickets.^[3] His opponent, Edward Silas Tobey, was nominated by the Republican Party.^[1]

Results

1861 Boston mayoral election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Wightman (incumbent)	6,765	53.84
	Republican	Edward Silas Tobey	5,795	46.12
	Other	Scattering	4	0.03
Turnout			12,564

^[4]	Wightman (Democratic)		Tobey (Republican)		Others		Top-2 margin (+/− if won by D/R)		Cumulative vote
Ward	Vote	%	Vote	%	Vote	%	Vote	%	Vote
1st	828	79.01	220	20.99	0	0.00	+ 608	+ 58.02	1,048
2nd	628	47.58	692	52.42	0	0.00	− 64	− 4.85	1,320
3rd	545	76.44	168	23.56	0	0.00	+ 377	+ 52.88	713
4th	423	54.37	353	45.37	2	0.26	+ 70	+ 9.00	778
5th	454	47.94	493	52.06	0	0.00	− 39	− 4.12	947
6th	458	38.10	743	61.81	1	0.08	− 285	− 23.71	1,202
7th	518	72.86	193	27.14	0	0.00	+ 325	+ 45.71	711
8th	409	47.84	446	52.16	0	0.00	− 37	− 4.33	855
9th	406	48.16	437	51.84	0	0.00	− 31	− 3.68	843
10th	464	54.52	387	45.48	0	0.00	+ 77	+ 9.05	851
11th	822	68.67	374	31.24	1	0.08	+ 448	+ 37.43	1,197
12th	810	54.04	689	45.96	0	0.00	+ 121	+ 8.07	1,499
Total	6,765	53.84	5,795	46.12	4	0.03	+ 970	+ 7.72	12,564

^ ^a ^b "Municipal Elections in Massachusetts". Lancaster Intelligencer. December 17, 1861. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 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. City of Boston Printing Department. 1909. p. 53. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
^ "Boston Municipal Election". Gettysburg Compiler. December 16, 1861. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Municipal Elections Yesterday". Boston Evening Transcript. December 9, 1862. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.