1858 Philadelphia mayoral election

1858 Philadelphia mayoral election

←  1856 1860  →

Nominee Alexander Henry Richard Vaux Party People's Democratic Popular vote 33,771 29,068 Percentage 53.74% 46.26%

Mayor before election Richard Vaux Democratic Elected mayor Alexander Henry Republican

The 1858 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the election of Alexander Henry, who unseated incumbent mayor Richard Vaux.

General election

Results

1858 Philadelphia mayoral election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	People's	Alexander Henry	33,771	53.74
	Democratic	Richard Vaux (incumbent)	29,068	46.26
Total votes			62,839	100.00

References

1. "Philadelphia Politics". Philadelphia Inquirer. October 2, 1871.