1851 Chicago mayoral election

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Chicago mayoral election, 1851
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Candidate Walter S. Gurnee Eli B. Williams James Curtiss
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote3,0321,0921,001
Percentage56.66%20.41%18.71%
Mayor before election

James Curtiss
Democratic

Elected mayor

Walter S. Gurnee
Democratic

In the 1851 Chicago mayoral election , Walter S. Gurnee defeated incumbent mayor James Curtiss as well as Eli B. Williams and Edward K. Rogers by a landslide 36.25% margin.

The Whig Party decided against nominating a ticket in the 1851 Chicago municipal elections. [1]

Results

Gurnee defeated incumbent Democrat James Curtiss as well as Eli B. Williams and Edward K. Rogers. [2]

Owing to a large number of the city's residents not being in compliance with new election laws, an unprecedented number of prospective voters were refused tickets. [1]

Gurnee received a plurality of votes from all major political parties. [1] It is believed that his vote total from Whigs was as great as his vote total from Democrats. [1] Many political analysts treated the election (which unseated incumbent Democrat James Curtiss) as a "Whig Party victory". [1]

1851 Chicago mayoral election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Walter S. Gurnee 3,032 56.66
Eli B. Williams1,09220.41
Democratic James Curtiss (incumbent)1,00118.71
Edward K. Rogers2264.22
Turnout 5,351

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Goodspeed, Weston A. (February 6, 2017). The History of Cook County, Illinois. Jazzybee Verlag.
  2. ↑ "RaceID=486030". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
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