The Boston mayoral election of 1917 occurred on Tuesday, December 18, 1917. Andrew James Peters, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, defeated incumbent Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley and two other candidates.
Peters was inaugurated on Monday, February 4, 1918.
Candidates James Michael Curley, Mayor of Boston since 1914, former member of the United States House of Representatives (1913–1914) James A. Gallivan, member of the United States House of Representatives since 1914, former member of the Massachusetts Senate (1897–1898) and the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1895–1896) Andrew James Peters, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury since 1914, former member of the United States House of Representatives (1907–1914) and the Massachusetts Senate (1904–1905) Peter Francis Tague, member of the United States House of Representatives since 1915, former member of the Massachusetts Senate (1899–1900) and the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1897–1898, 1913–1914)
Results CandidatesGeneral ElectionVotes% Andrew James Peters 37,923 James Michael Curley (incumbent) 28,848 James A. Gallivan 19,427 Peter Francis Tague 1,751 all others 353
See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts
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