1841 Chicago mayoral election
The 1840 Chicago mayoral election saw Democrat Francis Cornwall Sherman defeat Whig Isaac R. Gavin by a 4.7% margin of victory.
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The election was held on March 5.[1]
Sherman was a former alderman and the proprietor of the Sherman House Hotel[2][3]
Prior elections had been conducted in a manner requiring voters to state their party preference upon entering their polling place. This election was conducted in a manner which provided voters more privacy/anonymity than the previous four mayoral elections had.[4]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Francis Cornwall Sherman | 460 | 52.33 | |
Whig | Isaac R. Gavin | 419 | 47.67 | |
Turnout | 879 |
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References
- "Mayor Francis Cornwall Sherman Biography". Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- "Political History of Chicago: (covering the Period from 1837 to 1887) Local Politics from the City's Birth; Chicago's Mayors, Aldermen and Other Officials; County and Federal Officers; the Fire and Police Departments; the Haymarket Horror; Miscellaneous" by M. L. Ahern (January 1, 1886)
- "Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office". Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- 10 things you might not know about Chicago mayoral elections Mark Jacob and Stephan Benzkofer March 10, 2015
- "RaceID=486020". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
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