1867 Chicago mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1867 Chicago mayoral election presidential no April 16, 1867 1865 1869 File:JBrice (1).jpg John Blake Rice Republican Party (United States) 11,904 59.89% File:Francis-sherman (1).jpg Francis Cornwall Sherman Democratic Party (United States) 7,971 40.11% Mayor John Blake Rice Republican Party (United States) John Blake Rice Republican Party (United States) 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.https://www.chipublib.org/mayor-john-blake-rice-biography/ Mayor John Blake Rice Biography 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 electionRaceID=486043 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=486043 Our Campaigns January 12, 2019 Republican Party (United States) John Blake Rice (incumbent) 11,904 59.89 Democratic Party (United States) Francis Cornwall Sherman 7,971 40.11 19,875 References Category:Mayoral elections in Chicago Chicago Chicago Category:1860s in Chicago Category:April 1867 in the United States collapsed collapsed