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1862 Boston mayoral election

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The 1868 Boston mayoral election was held on December 8, 1868^[1] and saw Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. be returned to the mayoralty for a fourth non-consecutive term, unseating incumbent mayor Joseph Wightman.

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December 8, 1862

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Candidate	Frederic W. Lincoln Jr.	Joseph Wightman
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	6,352	5,287
Percentage	54.47%	45.34%

Mayor before election

Joseph Wightman
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Frederic W. Lincoln Jr.
Republican

Lincoln was nominated on the Republican and Citizens' ticket, while Wightman was nominated on the Democratic and People's ticket.^[2]

Results

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1862 Boston mayoral election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederic W. Lincoln Jr.	6,352	54.47
	Democratic	Joseph Wightman (incumbent)	5,287	45.34
	Other	Scattering	22	0.19
Turnout			11,661

References

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^ ^a ^b 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.

^ "Municipal Elections Yesterday". Boston Evening Transcript. December 9, 1862. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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1862 Boston mayoral election

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