1860 Chicago mayoral election

1860 Chicago mayoral election

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Nominee John Wentworth Walter S. Gurnee Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 9,998 8,739 Percentage 53.36% 46.64%

Mayor before election John Charles Haines Republican Elected mayor John Wentworth Democratic

In the Chicago mayoral election of 1860, Democratic nominee John Wentworth defeated Republican nominee Walter S. Gurnee.

Both candidates had served as mayor before. Incidentally, each had previously been mayor under the opposite party affiliation. Gurnee had served two terms as a Democrat, having been elected in 1851 and 1852, Wentworth had previously served one term as a Republican, having been elected in 1857.

The election was held on March 3. ^[1]

Results

1860 Chicago mayoral election ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Wentworth	9,998	53.36
	Republican	Walter S. Gurnee	8,739	46.64
Turnout			18,737

References

1. "Mayor John Wentworth Biography". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
2. "Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
3. "RaceID=486039". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 12, 2019.