1841 Chicago mayoral election

The 1841 Chicago mayoral election saw Democratic nominee Francis Cornwall Sherman defeat Whig nominee Isaac R. Gavin by a 4.7 point margin.

Chicago mayoral election, 1841
March 5, 1841
 
Candidate Francis Cornwall Sherman Isaac R. Gavin
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 460 419
Percentage 52.33% 47.67%

Mayor before election

Alexander Loyd
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Francis Cornwall Sherman
Democratic

The election was held on March 5.[1]

Sherman was a former alderman and the proprietor of the Sherman House Hotel[2][3]

Prior elections had been conducted in a manner requiring voters to state their party preference upon entering their polling place. This election was conducted in a manner which provided voters more privacy/anonymity than the previous four mayoral elections had.[4]

Results

1841 Chicago mayoral election[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Francis Cornwall Sherman 460 52.33
Whig Isaac R. Gavin 419 47.67
Turnout 879

References

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