1840 Chicago mayoral election

Chicago mayoral election, 1840

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Candidate Alexander Loyd Benjamin Wright Raymond Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 582 423 Percentage 57.91% 42.09%

Mayor before election Benjamin Wright Raymond Whig Elected mayor Alexander Loyd Democratic

The 1840 Chicago mayoral election saw Democratic nominee Alexander Loyd defeat incumbent Whig Benjamin Wright Raymond by a landslide 15.8 point margin.

With a narrative that local elections such as Chicago's would be a bellwether of the coming 1840 United States presidential election, both parties locally viewed the election as being of great importance. ^[1] Chicago's mayoral result, ultimately, was no bellwether of the presidential election's party outcome.

The election was held on March 3. ^[2]

Results

1840 Chicago mayoral election ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alexander Loyd	582	57.91
	Whig	Benjamin Wright Raymond (incumbent)	423	42.09
Turnout			1,005

References

1. Leonard, Gerald (October 15, 2003). The Invention of Party Politics: Federalism, Popular Sovereignty, and Constitutional Development in Jacksonian Illinois. ISBN   9780807861318.
2. "Mayor Alexander Loyd Biography". Chicago Public Library . Retrieved December 23, 2018.
3. "Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
4. "RaceID=486019". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 23, 2018.