1837 Boston mayoral election

The 1837 Boston mayoral election saw the reelection of Whig Party incumbent Samuel Atkins Eliot. It was held on December 11, 1837.^[1]

Candidates

Eliot sought reelection. Amasa Walker was the Democratic Party/locofoco nominee. Also running was former mayor Theodore Lyman II.^[2]

As part of the scattering, Lyman received more than 300 votes, by one account around 1,200 or more.^[2]^[3]

1837 Boston mayoral election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Samuel Atkins Eliot (incumbent)	3,475	55.57
	Democratic	Amasa Walker	1,127	18.02
	Scattering	Other (including Lyman)	1,651	26.40
Total votes			6,253	100

^ ^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. 50. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Boston Election". Fall River Monitor. December 16, 1837. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Boston City Elections". Fall River Monitor. Boston Patriot. December 16, 1837. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.