1843 Chicago mayoral election

In the Chicago mayoral election of 1843, Democratic nominee Augustus Garrett defeated Whig nominee Thomas Church and Liberty nominee Henry Smith by a landslide 26.5% margin.

1843 Chicago mayoral election
 
Nominee Augustus Garrett Thomas Church
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 671 381
Percentage 61.17% 34.73%

Mayor before election

Benjamin Wright Raymond
Whig

Elected Mayor

Augustus Garrett
Democratic

Incumbent Whig Benjamin Wright Raymond did not run for reelection to a third term.

Democratic nominee Augustus Garrett had been an unsuccessful election in the preceding 1842 election. He was also a former city alderman.[1]

Like Garrett, Liberty candidate Henry Smith had also been a candidate in the previous election.[2]

As with other mayoral elections of the era, returns in the city's wards heavily matched the partisan makeup of the votes that had been cast in the city's aldermanic election.[3]

Results

1843 Chicago mayoral election[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Augustus Garrett 671 61.17
Whig Thomas Church 381 34.73
Liberty Henry Smith 45 4.10
Turnout 1,097

References

  1. "Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office". Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  2. "Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. Einhorn, Robin L. (2001). Property Rules: Political Economy in Chicago, 1833-1872. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 34.
  4. "RaceID=486022". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
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