1883 Chicago mayoral election
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The Chicago mayoral election of 1883 saw Democratic incumbent Carter Harrison Sr. defeat Republican Eugene Cary by a double-digit margin. The election took place on April 3, 1883.[1][2]
By winning the 1883 election, Harrison became the second mayor in Chicago history to be elected to a third term (after only Francis Cornwall Sherman), and the first to be elected to a third consecutive term.
By the day of the election, Harrison was already the second-longest serving mayor in the city's history, and was only roughly a month shy of surpassing Monroe Heath as the longest serving mayor.
Harrison's 15% margin of victory was the greatest in all of his campaigns for mayor.[3]
Campaign
A key issue of the election was the high licensing fees in the city.[4]
During the campaign, many reformers, newspapers, and business interests coalesced their support behind a Citizen's Ticket that supported Republican nominee Eugene Cary for mayor. [5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carter H. Harrison, Sr. (incumbent) | 41,226 | 57.11 | |
| Republican | Eugene Sawyer | 30,963 | 42.89 | |
| Turnout | 72,189 | |||
64% of the city's German population voted for Harrison.[4]
References
- ^ "Mayor Carter Henry Harrison III Biography".
- ^ Currey, Josiah Seymour (1912). Chicago: Its History and Its Builders, a Century of Marvelous Growth. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 335.
- ^ Carter Harrison I: Policial Leader (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1928) pg. 288
- ^ a b Labor and Urban Politics: Class Conflict and the Origins of Modern Liberalism in Chicago, 1864-97 Front Cover Richard Schneirov University of Illinois Press, 1998 (page 166-67)
- ^ Grafters and Goo Goos: Corruption and Reform in Chicago by James L. Merriner
- ^ The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for 1912. Chicago Daily News, Incorporated. 1911. p. 464. Retrieved 12 May 2020.