1843 Chicago mayoral election
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the 1843 Chicago mayoral election , Democratic nominee Augustus Garrett defeated Whig nominee Thomas Church and Liberty nominee Henry Smith by a landslide 26.5% margin.
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Incumbent Whig Benjamin Wright Raymond did not run for reelection to a third term.
Democratic nominee Augustus Garrett had been an unsuccessful election in the preceding 1842 election. He was also a former city alderman.[1]
Like Garrett, Liberty candidate Henry Smith had also been a candidate in the previous election.[2]
As with other mayoral elections of the era, returns in the city's wards heavily matched the partisan makeup of the votes that had been cast in the city's aldermanic election.[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Augustus Garrett | 671 | 61.17 | |
| Whig | Thomas Church | 381 | 34.73 | |
| Liberty | Henry Smith | 45 | 4.10 | |
| Turnout | 1,097 | |||