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1846 Chicago mayoral election

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1846 Chicago mayoral election
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Nominee John P. Chapin Charles Follansbee Philo Carpenter
Party Whig Democratic Liberty
Popular vote 1,104 667 229
Percentage 55.20% 33.35% 11.45%

Mayor before election

Augustus Garrett
Democratic

Elected mayor

John Putnam Chapin
Whig

In the Chicago mayoral election of 1846, Whig nominee John P. Chapin defeated Democratic nominee Charles Follansbee and Liberty nominee Philo Carpenter by a landslide 22 point margin.

Campaign

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Follansbee, a former Chicago alderman from the 1st ward,[1] failed to garner the support of Irish Democrats, an important constituency for the Democratic Party in Chicago. These voters rejected him because he was a champion of the "Native American Act", which would require a period of 21 years of residency before any immigrant could become a naturalized citizen.[2]

Chapin was also a former alderman from the 1st ward.[1]

General election

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1846 Chicago mayoral election[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig John P. Chapin 1,104 55.20
Democratic Charles Follansbee 667 33.35
Liberty Philo Carpenter 229 11.45
Turnout 2,000

References

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  1. ^ a b "Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office". Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Politics and Politicians of Chicago: Cook County, and Illinois. Memorial Volume, 1787-1887. A Complete Record of Municipal, County, State and National Politics from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. And an Account of the Haymarket Massacre of May 4, 1886, and the Anarchist Trials". 1886.
  3. ^ "Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "RaceID=486025". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 12, 2019.