1850 Chicago mayoral election
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In the Chicago mayoral election of 1850, Democrat James Curtiss defeated Levi Boone and Lewis C. Kerchival by a double-digit margin.
The incumbent mayor James H. Woodworth did not run for a third term.
Curtiss had previously served one term as mayor, having previously been elected in 1847. This was Curtiss' fourth mayoral campaign, as he also ran unsuccessful campaigns in 1839 and 1848.
Kerchival had also been an unsuccessful candidate in the previous election.
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Curtiss | 1,697 | 45.51 | |
Independent | Levi Boone | 1,227 | 32.90 | |
Other | Lewis C. Kerchival | 805 | 21.59 | |
Turnout | 3,729 |
References[]
- ^ "Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "RaceID=486029". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
Categories:
- Mayoral elections in Chicago
- 1850 United States mayoral elections
- 1850 Illinois elections
- 1850s in Chicago