1881 Chicago mayoral election

1881 Chicago mayoral election
	April 5, 1881
	April 5, 1881
Mayor before election; Carter Harrison Sr.; Democratic	Elected Mayor ; Carter Harrison Sr.; Democratic

The Chicago mayoral election of 1881 saw Democratic incumbent Carter Harrison Sr. defeat Republican John Clark, winning a majority of the vote and a nearly twelve point margin of victory.

The election took place on April 5.[1][2]

Unlike in the previous mayoral election, the Socialist Labor Party's nominee did not have much of an impact.

Results

**1881 Chicago mayoral election**[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carter H. Harrison, Sr. (incumbent)	35,668	55.22
	Republican	Eugene Sawyer	27,925	43.23
	Independent	Timothy O'Mara	764	1.18
	Socialist Labor	George Schilling	240	0.37
Turnout			64,597

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References

"Mayor Carter Henry Harrison III Biography".
Currey, Josiah Seymour (1912). Chicago: Its History and Its Builders, a Century of Marvelous Growth. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 335.
The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for 1912. Chicago Daily News, Incorporated. 1911. p. 464. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

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[1] "Mayor Carter Henry Harrison III Biography".

[2] Currey, Josiah Seymour (1912). Chicago: Its History and Its Builders, a Century of Marvelous Growth. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 335.

[3] The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for 1912. Chicago Daily News, Incorporated. 1911. p. 464. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

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