The

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mayoral election of 1907 was held on Tuesday, December 10, and saw Republican nominee George A. Hibbard defeat Democratic

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as well as

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nominee John A. Coulthurst. Ahead of the general election,

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s for each party had taken place on Thursday, November 14, 1907. This was the final Boston mayoral election for a two-year term, and that was partisan in nature; a new city charter adopted in 1909 made the mayoral term four years, and made Boston municipal elections non-partisan. Hibbard was inaugurated on Monday, January 6, 1908.

Results

Note: In October, John A. Coulthurst was selected as the Independence League candidate, and he resigned his position as secretary of the Democratic state committee. His still garnered some votes in the Democratic primary.

Democratic primary

* John A. Coulthurst, lawyer, former member of the

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(1902–1904) *

, Mayor of Boston since 1906, former member of the

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(1895–1901) and the

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(1892–1894)

Republican primary

* Frederic W. Bliss, lawyer, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1891–1894) * William E. Hannan, Street Commissioner, former member of the Boston Common Council (1901) * George A. Hibbard,

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of Boston since 1899, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1894–1895)

Independence League primary

* John A. Coulthurst, lawyer, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1902–1904)

Results

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Independence League primary

General election

See also

References

Further reading