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  Chicago Mayor
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Parents > United States > Illinois > IL Counties > Cook > Chicago > Mayor
OfficeMayor
HonorificMayor - Abbr: Mayor
Type General Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1897 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open April 04, 1897 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close April 04, 1897 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start April 20, 1897 - 12:00pm
Term End April 20, 1899 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH January 26, 2011 11:30pm
Data Sources[Link]
Chicago Tribune, 4/11/1897 ("official", totals for other 5 candidates, also gave different totals for the top 3)
Hesing listed as the "Business Man" party candidate
Description Approximate dates.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won04/02/1895
NameGeorge Bell Swift Votes143,884 (55.09%)
Term04/20/1895 - 04/20/1897 Margin40,759 (+15.61%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won04/04/1899
NameCarter H. Harrison, Jr. Votes148,496 (48.58%)
Term04/20/1899 - 04/20/1901 Margin41,059 (+13.43%)
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Name Carter H. Harrison, Jr. John Maynard Harlan Nathaniel C. Sears Washington Hesing John Glambeck H. L. Parmelee J. Irving Pearce, Jr.
PartyDemocratic Independent Republican Republican Independent Socialist Labor Prohibition Independent
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Certified Votes 148,880 (50.34%) 69,730 (23.58%) 59,542 (20.13%) 14,780 (5.00%) 1,231 (0.42%) 910 (0.31%) 561 (0.19%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -79,150 (-26.76%) -89,338 (-30.21%) -134,100 (-45.34%) -147,649 (-49.92%) -147,970 (-50.03%) -148,319 (-50.15%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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Name Frank Howard Collier  
PartyIndependent  
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Certified Votes 115 (0.04%)  
Margin-148,765 (-50.30%)  
Predict Avg.0.00%  
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