1850 Chicago mayoral election

1850 Chicago mayoral election

Nominee James Curtiss Levi Boone Lewis C. Kerchival Party Democratic Independent Others Popular vote 1,697 1,227 805 Percentage 45.51% 32.90% 21.59%

Mayor before election James H. Woodworth Independent Democrat Elected mayor James Curtiss Democratic

the Chicago mayoral election of 1850, Democrat James Curtiss defeated Levi Boone and Lewis C. Kerchival by a double-digit margin.

The incumbent mayor James H. Woodworth did not run for a third term.

Curtiss had previously served one term as mayor, having previously been elected in 1847. This was Curtiss' fourth mayoral campaign, as he also ran unsuccessful campaigns in 1839 and 1848.

Kerchival had also been an unsuccessful candidate in the previous election.

Results

1850 Chicago mayoral election^[1]^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Curtiss	1,697	45.51
	Independent	Levi Boone	1,227	32.90
	Other	Lewis C. Kerchival	805	21.59
Turnout			3,729

References

1. "Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
2. "RaceID=486029". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 24, 2018.