Electoral history of Richard M. Daley

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The following is the electoral history of Richard M. Daley , an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago, Cook County State's Attorney, and Illinois state senator.

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Daley was the longest-serving mayor of Chicago, serving 22 years with five full terms, plus a partial term. [1]

Daley began his electoral political career being elected to serve as a delegate to the 1969–1970 Illinois constitutional convention. [2] [3]

Member of the 1969–70 Illinois Constitutional Convention

1969 Member of the Illinois Constitutional Convention 23rd district primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Richard M. Daley 24,436 43.11
Nonpartisan Leonard F. Misk 20,714 36.54
Nonpartisan John P. Tully 4,027 7.10
Nonpartisan Robert A. Urbanek 3,311 5.84
Nonpartisan George E. Esch2,0013.53
Nonpartisan Howard J. Doyle1,3052.30
Nonpartisan Stephen J. Winbush8211.45
Write-in Others700.12
Total votes56,685 100
1969 Member of the Illinois Constitutional Convention 23rd district general election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Richard M. Daley 30,265 44.90
Nonpartisan Leonard F. Misk27,41040.66
Nonpartisan John P. Tully5,2757.83
Nonpartisan Robert A. Urbanek4,4596.62
Write-in Others10.00
Total votes67,410 100

Illinois state senator

1972

1972 Illinois State Senate 23rd district Democratic primary [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard M. Daley 41,349 100
Total votes41,349 100
1972 Illinois State Senate 23rd district election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard M. Daley 53,315 74.12
Republican Robert A. Urbanek18,61525.88
Total votes71,930 100

1976

1976 Illinois State Senate 23rd district Democratic primary [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 36,291 100
Total votes36,291 100
1976 Illinois State Senate 23rd district election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 53,615 100
Total votes53,615 100

1978

1978 Illinois State Senate 23rd district Democratic primary [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 30,541 100
Total votes30,541 100
1978 Illinois State Senate 23rd district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 46,652 100
Total votes46,652 100

Cook County State's Attorney

1980

1980 Cook County State’s Attorney Democratic primary [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 436,089 62.63
Democratic Edward M. Burke 260,26637.38
Total votes696,355 100
1980 Cook County State's Attorney election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard M. Daley 1,058,529 50.39
Republican Bernard Carey (incumbent)1,042,28749.61
Total votes2,100,816 100

1984

1984 Cook County State's Attorney Democratic primary [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 629,743 63.85
Democratic Lawrence S. Bloom 356,38136.14
Total votes986,124 100
1984 Cook County State's Attorney election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 1,418,775 65.98
Republican Richard J. Brzeczek 731,63434.02
Total votes2,100,816 100

1988

1988 Cook County State's Attorney Democratic primary [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 641,789 100
Total votes641,789 100
1988 Cook County State's Attorney election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 1,303,906 66.70
Republican Terrance W. Gainer 650,94233.30
Total votes1,954,848 100

Mayor of Chicago

1983

1983 Chicago mayoral Democratic primary [ citation needed ]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harold Washington 424,324 36.28
Democratic Jane Byrne (incumbent)393,50033.64
Democratic Richard M. Daley346,83529.65
Democratic Frank R. Ranallo2,3670.20
Democratic William Markowski1,4120.12
Democratic Sheila Jones1,2850.08
Total votes1,169,723 100

1989 special

1989 Chicago mayoral special election Democratic primary [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard M. Daley 485,182 55.63
Democratic Eugene Sawyer (incumbent)383,53543.98
Democratic James C. Taylor2,2330.26
Democratic Sheila A. Jones1,1600.13
Total votes872,110 100.00
1989 Chicago mayoral special election [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard M. Daley 576,620 55.42
Harold Washington Timothy C. Evans 427,95441.13
Republican Edward Vrdolyak 35,9643.46
Total votes1,040,538 100

1991

1991 Chicago mayoral Democratic primary [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 408,418 69.47
Democratic Danny K. Davis 199,40833.92
Democratic Jane M. Byrne 38,2166.50
Democratic Sheila A. Jones2,1460.37
Total votes587,923 100
1991 Chicago mayoral election [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 450,581 70.64
Harold Washington R. Eugene Pincham 160,30225.13
Republican George S. Gottlieb23,4213.67
Socialist Workers James Warren 3,5810.56
Total votes637,885 100

1995

1995 Chicago mayoral Democratic primary [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 348,153 65.79
Democratic Joseph E. Gardner174,94333.06
Democratic Sheila A. Jones6,0671.15
Total votes529,163 100
1995 Chicago mayoral election [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 359,466 60.09
Independent Roland W. Burris 217,02436.28
Republican Raymond Wardingley 16,5682.77
Harold Washington Lawrence C. Redmond5,1600.86
Total votes598,218 100

1999

1999 Chicago mayoral election [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 428,872 71.89
Nonpartisan Bobby Rush 167,70928.11
Total votes596,581 100

2003

2003 Chicago mayoral election [22] [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 363,553 78.46
Nonpartisan Paul L. Jakes Jr.64,94114.02
Nonpartisan Patricia McAllister27,3505.90
Nonpartisan Joseph McAfee7,4881.62
Write-in Others30.00
Total votes463,335 100

2007

2007 Chicago mayoral election [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 324,519 71.05
Nonpartisan Dorothy A. Brown 91,87820.12
Nonpartisan William Walls40,3688.84
Write-in Others220.00
Total votes456,787 100

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