1884 Boston mayoral election

1884 Boston mayoral election
December 9, 1884
 
Candidate Hugh O'Brien Augustus Pearl Martin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 27,494 24,168
Percentage 53.22% 46.78%
Mayor before election

Augustus Pearl Martin
Republican

 Elected mayor

Hugh O'Brien
Democratic

The Boston mayoral election of 1884 saw the election of Hugh O'Brien, who unseated incumbent mayor Augustus Pearl Martin.

O'Brien's victory began an era in which Irish descended men dominated the mayoralty of Boston.

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