The Boston mayoral election of 1955 occurred on Tuesday, November 8, 1955, between

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John B. Hynes John Bernard Hynes (September 22, 1897 – January 6, 1970), was an American politician serving as the Mayor of Boston from 1950 to 1960. Career Hynes began his career at city hall in 1920 as a clerk in the health department. He later transferre ...

and

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. Hynes was elected to his third term. The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 27, 1955. This election was the first held under new ward boundaries, which remain in place for the city of Boston as of 2023.

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, Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts since 1950, Acting Mayor in 1947. *

, member of the Massachusetts Senate since 1940.

Candidates eliminated in preliminary

James Michael Curley James Michael Curley (November 20, 1874 – November 12, 1958) was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served four terms as mayor of Boston. He also served a single term as governor of Massachusetts, characterized ...

, Mayor of Boston from 1914 to 1918, 1922 to 1926, 1930 to 1934, 1946 to 1950. Member of the

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from 1913 to 1914 and from 1943 to 1947.

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from 1935 to 1937. Member of the

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from 1902–1903. * Chester A. Dolan, Jr., Clerk of the

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. President of the Massachusetts Senate in 1949.

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