1831 Boston mayoral election

1831 Boston mayoral election
December 12, 1831 (first vote)
December 22, 1831 (second round)
 
Candidate Charles Wells Theodore Lyman II William Sullivan
Party National Republican Grocer's Party National Republican
First vote 1,851
(41.23%)		 1,838
(40.94%)		 > 1,100
(> 24.50%)
Second vote 3,316
(55.94%)		 2,389
(40.30%)		 not a candidate in second vote
Mayor before election

Charles Wells
National Republican

 Elected mayor

Charles Wells
National Republican

The 1831 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Charles Wells. The first vote, held on December 12, 1831, did not result in any candidate receiving the required majority of the vote, resulting in a second vote on December 22, 1831, which Wells won.

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