1848 Boston mayoral election

The 1848 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Whig Party nominee John P. Bigelow. It was held on December 11, 1848. Incumbent Whig mayor Josiah Quincy Jr. was not a nominee for reelection.

Candidates

 * John P. Bigelow (Whig Party) former Massachusetts secretary of the Commonwealth
 * Edward Brooks (independent candidate)
 * John W. James (Democratic Party/Locofoco), candidate for mayor in 1835 and 1836
 * Jerome V. C. Smith ("Native American Party" –Know Nothing)
 * Bradford Sumner (Free Soil Party), candidate for mayor in 1839 and 1842 and candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in 1838 and 1839