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The Boston mayoral election of 1858 saw the reelection of Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. It was held on December 13, 1858.^[1]

Lincoln was nominated on a "Citizens" ticket supported by a nonpartisan group of residents. Kimball was nominated by the Republicans and Palmer was nominated by a temperance party.^[2]^[3]

Although nominated by both the People's Union ^[4] and National American (Know Nothing) parties,^[5] former mayor Jerome V. C. Smith declined to campaign.^[6]

Results

1858 Boston mayoral election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Citizen's ticket	Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. (incumbent)	6,298	52.65
	Republican	Moses Kimball	4,449	37.20
	Temperance	Julius A. Palmer Jr.	1,007	8.42
	Know Nothing	Jerome V. C. Smith	183	1.53
	Other	Scattering	24	0.20
Turnout			11,961	100

References

^ ^a ^b A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown, 1847-1873 and of the Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822: Also of Various Other Town and Municipal Officers. City of Boston Printing Department. 1909. p. 53. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
^ "Municipal Elections". New England Farmer. December 18, 1858. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Election in Boston". Lancaster Intelligencer. December 21, 1858. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Boston Traveler, 18 November 1858, p. 2.
^ Boston Evening Transcript, 1 December 1858, p. 4.
^ Boston Evening Transcript, 13 December 1858, p. 2.