1867 Chicago mayoral election

1867 Chicago mayoral election

April 16, 1867

Nominee John Blake Rice Francis Cornwall Sherman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 11,904 7,971 Percentage 59.89% 40.11%

Mayor before election John Blake Rice Republican Elected mayor John Blake Rice Republican

In the Chicago mayoral election of 1867, incumbent Republican John Blake Rice won reelection, defeating Democrat Francis Cornwall Sherman by a nearly twenty-point margin.

The election was held on April 16. It was ultimately a rematch of the previous election. This was Chicago's first mayoral election held after the conclusion of the American Civil War.

This was the final election before a law that would move mayoral elections from April to November.

Results

1867 Chicago mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blake Rice (incumbent)	11,904	59.89
	Democratic	Francis Cornwall Sherman	7,971	40.11
Turnout			19,875