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In the 1854 Chicago mayoral election , Democrat Isaac Lawrence Milliken defeated Temperance Party nominee Amos G. Throop by a landslide 19.5% margin.
Throop had run previously in 1852.
Incumbent mayor Charles McNeill Gray did not run for reelection.
The election was held on March 13. [1]
Throop had the support of the city's temperance forces. Milliken supported giving Catholics a portion of the school fund and did not support temperance. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Isaac Lawrence Milliken | 3,800 | 59.79 | |
| Temperance Party | Amos G. Throop | 2,556 | 40.21 | |
| Turnout | 6,356 | |||
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