1995 Chicago mayoral election

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Chicago Mayoral election, 1995

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Nominee Richard M. Daley Roland Burris Raymond Wardingley
Party Democratic Independent Republican
Popular vote 359,466 217,024 16,658
Percentage 60.1% 36.3% 2.8%

 
Nominee Lawrence Redmond
Party Harold Washington
Popular vote 5,160
Percentage 0.9%

Mayor before election

Richard M. Daley
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Richard M. Daley
Democratic

The Chicago Mayoral Election of 1995 resulted in the re-election ofDemocratic Party nominee incumbent Richard M. Daley over independent candidate Roland Burris, with 359,466 votes to Burris's 217,024. Daley won 60.1% of the total vote. The Republican candidate, Raymond Wardingley, fared poorly, with only 2.8% of the vote. The fourth nominee, Lawrence Redmond of the Harold Washington Party, won 0.9% of the votes.[1] This was the last election for Mayor of Chicago where candidates ran under party labels.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Election Results for 1995 General Election, Mayor, Chicago, Illinois". Chicago Democracy. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  2. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36783