1845 Chicago mayoral election

American election

1845 Chicago mayoral election
← 1844
1846 →
 
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

Elections in Illinois
U.S. Presidential elections
U.S. Senate elections
U.S. House elections
General elections
Gubernatorial elections
Lieutenant Gubernatorial elections
Attorney General elections
Secretary of State elections
Comptroller elections
Senate elections
House of Representatives elections
Judicial elections
Municipal elections
  • v
  • t
  • e

In the Chicago mayoral election of 1845, Democratic nominee Augustus Garrett defeated Whig nominee John H. Kinzie and Liberty nominee 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.

Results

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

References

  1. ^ "Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "RaceID=486024". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  • v
  • t
  • e
By year
Presidential
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
Special
Gubernatorial
Lieutenant gubernatorial
Other state executive offices
State Senate
State House
State judicial
Ballot measures and referendums
Chicago mayoral
Chicago City Council
Other municipal
Cook County