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1845 Chicago mayoral election

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1845 Chicago mayoral election
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Nominee Augustus Garrett John H. Kinzie Henry Smith
Party Democratic Whig Liberty
Popular vote 1,072 913 131
Percentage 50.66% 43.15% 6.19%

Mayor before election

Augustus Garrett
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Augustus Garrett
Democratic

In the Chicago mayoral election of 1845, Democratic candidate Augustus Garrett defeated Whig candidate John H. Kinzie and Liberty candidate Henry Smith by a 7.5% margin.

Garrett had previously served a term as mayor.

All candidates had previously run in Chicago mayoral elections, Garrett in 1842, 1843, and both 1844 elections; Smith in 1842, 1843 and both 1844 elections; Kinzie in 1837.

General election

1845 Chicago mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Augustus Garrett 1,072 50.66
Whig John H. Kinzie 913 43.15
Liberty Henry Smith 131 6.19
Turnout 2,116

References

  1. ^ "RaceID=486024". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2019-01-12.