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  Boston Mayor - Primary
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Parents > United States > Massachusetts > Counties > Suffolk > Boston > Mayor
OfficeMayor
Type Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1959 - 03:00pm
Polls Open September 22, 1959 - 05:00am
Polls Close September 22, 1959 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 01, 1960 - 12:00pm
Term End January 01, 1964 - 12:00pm
Turnout 16.25% Total Population
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH September 28, 2010 03:33am
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNonpartisan Won11/08/1955
NameJohn B. Hynes Votes124,447 (52.77%)
Term01/01/1956 - 01/01/1960 Margin13,053 (+5.53%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyNonpartisan Won11/03/1959
NameJohn F. Collins Votes114,210 (55.89%)
Term01/01/1960 - 01/01/1964 Margin24,068 (+11.78%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceBoston Mayor 11/03/1959
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Name John E. Powers John F. Collins Gabriel Francis Piemonte James W. Hennigan, Jr. John P. McMorrow  
PartyNonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan  
Website  
Certified Votes44,079 (33.84%) 28,489 (21.87%) 25,850 (19.85%) 19,742 (15.16%) 12,100 (9.29%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -15,590 (-11.97%) -18,229 (-13.99%) -24,337 (-18.68%) -31,979 (-24.55%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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