1845 Chicago mayoral election

1845 Chicago mayoral election
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Mayor before election; Augustus Garrett ; Democratic	Elected Mayor; Augustus Garrett ; Democratic

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In the Chicago mayoral election of 1845, Democratic nominee Augustus Garrett defeated Whig nominee John H. Kinzie and Liberty nominee Henry Smith by a 7.5% margin.

Garrett had previously served a term as mayor.

All candidates had previously run in Chicago mayoral elections, Garrett in 1842, 1843, and both 1844 elections; Smith in 1842, 1843 and both 1844 elections; Kinzie in 1837.

Results

**1845 Chicago mayoral election**^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Augustus Garrett (incumbent)	1,072	50.66
	Whig	John H. Kinzie	913	43.15
	Liberty	Henry Smith	131	6.19
Turnout			2,116

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References

↑ "Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
↑ "RaceID=486024". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2019-01-12.

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[1] "Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[2] "RaceID=486024". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2019-01-12.

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