1849 Boston mayoral election

The 1849 Boston mayoral election saw the reelection of incumbent Whig mayor John P. Bigelow. It was held on December 10, 1849.

Candidates

 * John P. Bigelow (Whig Party), incumbent mayor
 * Joseph Hall (Democratic Party), former member of the United States House of Representatives from Maine and former measurer of the Boston Custom House
 * Bradford Sumner (Free Soil Party), candidate for mayor in 1839, 1842, and 1848, candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in 1838 and 1839