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The 1841 Chicago mayoral election saw Democratic nominee Francis Cornwall Sherman defeat Whig nominee Isaac R. Gavin by a 4.7 point margin.
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The election was held on March 5. [1]
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The 1841 Chicago mayoral election saw Democratic nominee Francis Cornwall Sherman defeat Whig nominee Isaac R. Gavin by a 4.7 point margin.
The election was held on March 5. [1]
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. [2]
The Democratic Party nominated Francis Sherman, a former alderman and the proprietor of the Sherman House Hotel [3] [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Francis Cornwall Sherman | 460 | 52.33 | |
| Whig | Isaac R. Gavin | 419 | 47.67 | |
| Turnout | 879 | |||
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