1845 Chicago mayoral election

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1845 Chicago mayoral election
  1844
1846  
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Nominee Augustus Garrett John H. Kinzie Henry Smith
Party Democratic Whig Liberty
Popular vote1,072913131
Percentage50.66%43.15%6.19%

Mayor before election

Augustus Garrett
Democratic

Elected mayor

Augustus Garrett
Democratic

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Augustus Garrett (incumbent) 1,072 50.66
Whig John H. Kinzie 91343.15
Liberty Henry Smith1316.19
Turnout 2,116

References

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