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1850 Chicago mayoral election

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1850 Chicago mayoral election
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Nominee James Curtiss Levi Boone Lewis C. Kerchival
Party Democratic Independent Others
Popular vote 1,697 1,227 805
Percentage 45.51% 32.90% 21.59%

Mayor before election

James H. Woodworth
Independent Democrat

Elected mayor

James Curtiss
Democratic

the Chicago mayoral election of 1850, Democrat James Curtiss defeated Levi Boone and Lewis C. Kerchival by a double-digit margin.

The incumbent mayor James H. Woodworth did not run for a third term.

Curtiss had previously served one term as mayor, having previously been elected in 1847. This was Curtiss' fourth mayoral campaign, as he also ran unsuccessful campaigns in 1839 and 1848.

Kerchival had also been an unsuccessful candidate in the previous election.

Results

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1850 Chicago mayoral election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Curtiss 1,697 45.51
Independent Levi Boone 1,227 32.90
Other Lewis C. Kerchival 805 21.59
Turnout 3,729

References

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  1. ^ "Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "RaceID=486029". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
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