Claim: In the 1925 Boston Mayoral election, Republican, Nichols was elected when the democratic vote was split by three candidates; as of 2018 he is the most recent Republican to have been elected Mayor of Boston as the elections in Boston have been nonpartisan since 1910.
Evidence: While municipal elections in Boston have been nonpartisan since 1910; as of 2018, Nichols is the most recent Republican to be elected Mayor of Boston. Many votes were split between three Democratic candidates (Glynn, O'Neil, Coakley), which was a factor in the election of Nichols, a Republican.