The Boston mayoral election of 1905 took place on Tuesday, December 12, 1905.

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nominee John F. Fitzgerald defeated Republican nominee

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and four other contenders to win election to his first term as Mayor of Boston. Ahead of the general election,

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s had been held on Thursday, November 16, 1905. Daniel A. Whelton, who had become acting mayor upon the death of Mayor Patrick Collins in September 1905, did not run for the position. Fitzgerald was inaugurated on Monday, January 1, 1906.

Results

Democratic primary

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, Boston

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* John F. Fitzgerald, former member of the United States House of Representatives (1895–1901) and the Massachusetts Senate (1892–1894)

Republican primary

, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives *

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, former Boston Municipal Court judge * Edward B. Callender, member of the Massachusetts Senate ;Withdrew * Edward J. Bromberg, Boston Alderman Sources:

Other candidates

, who had narrowly lost the Republican primary election, ran as People's Party candidate * Michael D. Fitzgerald,

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candidate, was removed from the ballot in early December due to invalid signatures * George G. Hall, was the Socialist candidate * James A. Watson, was the

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candidate

Results

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Other candidates

General election

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