1989 Chicago mayoral special election

none January 2025 September 2023 1989 Chicago mayoral special election Chicago presidential no 1987 Chicago mayoral election 1987 1991 Chicago mayoral election 1991 April 4, 1989 68.3%Denvir Daniel Voter Turnout in U.S. Mayoral Elections Is Pathetic, But It Wasn't Always This Way Bloomberg.com https://www.citylab.com/equity/2015/05/mayoral-election-voting-turnout/393737/ City Lab (The Atlantic) 11 December 2018 May 22, 2015 5.78 pp Richard M. Daley, circa 1977 (1).jpg Richard M. Daley Democratic Party (United States) 577,141 55.43% Timothy C. Evans Crop.jpg Timothy C. Evans Harold Washington Party 428,105 41.11% Alderman Edward Vrdolyak (1).jpg Ed Vrdolyak Republican Party (United States) 35,998 3.46% 1989 Chicago mayoral election by ward.svg Ward results Mayor Eugene Sawyer Democratic Party (United States) Richard M. Daley Democratic Party (United States) The Chicago mayoral election of 1989 saw Democratic nominee Richard M. Daley win election to the remainder of an unexpired mayoral term with a 14% margin of victory. This marked a return for the Daley family to the office of mayor. Daley was elected over Alderman Timothy Evans, the nominee of the newly formed Harold Washington Party, and the Republican nominee Ed Vrdolyak.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=123283 Our Campaigns - Chicago Mayor Race - Apr 04, 1989 The election was held two years earlier than the next regularly scheduled mayoral election due to the death in office of Harold Washington. Eugene Sawyer had been appointed Mayor by the City Council to serve until the special election. He was defeated by Daley in the Democratic primary. Background A lawsuit was filed by an anti-Sawyer coalition of black activists and several Harold Washington supporters demanding a special election be held as soon as possible. On May 5, 1988, Eugene Wachowski, judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, held that a special election would be required to be held in 1989 on the basis of three previous rulings by Circuit, Appellate, and Supreme Court judges and by a 1978 legislative debate from when the Illinois General Assembly passed the then-current election law.Mount Charles MAYORAL ELECTION SET FOR 1989 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-05-07-8803150051-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 23 May 2020 7 May 1988Mount Charles Hardy Thomas JUDGE SETS 1989 RACE FOR MAYOR https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-05-07-8803150050-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 23 May 2020 7 May 1988 Democratic primary Richard M. Daley won the Democratic primary, defeating Eugene Sawyer, who had been appointed mayor by City Council following the death of Harold Washington. He also faced Sheila A. Jones and James C. TaylorState of Illinois, County of Cook, Case No: 88-EB-SMAY-19 https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/Electoral-Board/document_1473.PDF Chicago Board of Election Commissioners 20 January 1989 (State Senator who had also been chief of staff in Jane Byrne's mayoral administration). 1999-03-20 JAMES TAYLOR, FORMER STATE SENATOR https://www.chicagotribune.com/1999/03/20/james-taylor-former-state-senator/ 2024-09-12 Chicago Tribune en-US Candidates Richard M. Daley Sheila A. Jones, candidate for mayor of Chicago in 1987 Eugene Sawyer, incumbent mayor James C. Taylor, state senator, former chief of staff to Chicago mayor Jane ByrneLipinski Ann Marie TAYLOR'S STILL IN THE RUN, AND THAT'S NO JIVE https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-02-16-8903070157-story.html Chicago Tribune 16 February 1989 Withdrew Edward M. Burke, aldermanCampaign Trail; In Chicago Politics, Never a Dull Moment Weinraub Bernard The New York Times September 19, 1988 2012-09-15 16 https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/19/us/campaign-trail-in-chicago-politics-never-a-dull-moment.htmlOne Chicago candidate quits, throws his support to Daley St. Petersburg Times December 13, 1988 Lawrence S. Bloom, alderman Denied ballot access Timothy C. Evans, aldermanState of Illinois, County of Cook, Case No: 88-EB-SMAY-25 19 January 1989 https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/Electoral-Board/document_1475.PDF Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Juan SolizState of Illinois, County of Cook, Case No: 88-EB-SMAY-9 19 January 1989 https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/Electoral-Board/document_1464.PDF Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Declined to run Ed Kelly, former Chicago Park District superintendenthttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-09-29-8802030065-story.html Ed Kelly Plans Race for Mayor Chicago Tribune September 29, 1988 Campaign While Daley was considered a poor public speaker, and sometimes a timid campaigner, he ran an effective campaign. In 1983, he was widely viewed merely as the son of the former mayor Richard J. Daley. In 1987, he had crafted an image of a strong public administrator. Daley's campaign was run by two young consultants that had previously worked on Paul Simon's 1984 United States Senate campaign, David Wilhelm and David Axelrod. His deputy campaign manager was Julie Hamos. His fundraising was headed by John Schmidt and Paul Stepan. Avis LaVelle served as his campaign press spokesperson. One of Sawyer's first missteps was his choice for campaign leadership. Sawyer's campaign was managed by Louisiana political consultant Reynard Rochon.Green Paul M. Holli Melvin G. The Mayors: The Chicago Political Tradition, fourth edition https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=-L_shTgapuIC SIU Press 22 May 2020 218–221, 223, 226 en 10 January 2013 9780809331994 Dold R. Bruce SAWYER PUTS HOPES IN HANDS OF GAMBLER https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-12-25-8802270133-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 23 May 2020 25 December 1988 Rochon, being an outsider to Chicago politics, did not understand many important aspects of it. Additionally, Rochon spent much of his time working remotely from New Orleans. Sawyer did raise significant funds for his candidacy, but was also hampered by his personality — Sawyer was a low-key individual and eschewed interviews. A media consultant was brought from Boston to film campaign commercials for Sawyer. Most of the ads were positive, highlighting the accomplishments of Sawyer's brief tenure. However, there were a few ads that attacked Daley by portraying him as stupid and unable to complete a sentence on his own. The campaign overspent on media advertising and failed to spend enough on literature, field operations, and lawn signs. Ultimately, Sawyer's campaign lacked a strong field operation. The African-American anti-Sawyer faction, whose members were responsible for the lawsuit that led to the special election being ordered, rallied around Alderman Timothy C. Evans, whom they viewed as the proper heir to Washington's political legacy. Evans' allies criticized Sawyer; one of them, Dorothy Tillman, called the mayor an "Uncle Tom." Another alderman in Evans' camp was Bobby Rush. In July 1988, after receiving months of attacks from pro-Evans aldermen, Sawyer retaliated by stripping them of their committee chairmanships in a City Council restructuring.Chicago Mayor Purges Foes https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/15/us/chicago-mayor-purges-foes.html The Associated Press The New York Times 23 May 2020 15 July 1988 African-American support was reported to be split between Sawyer and Evans.The mayoral race swings into high gear The Crusader Newspaper Group https://chicagocrusader.com/the-mayoral-race-swingths-into-high-gear/ Chicago Crusader 23 May 2020 31 January 2019 Sawyer attempted to broker a deal to get Evans to withdraw from the primary, but in a stroke of luck for Sawyer, Evans was ultimately removed from the ballot. Evans ultimately appeared on the November ballot as the candidate of the Harold Washington Party. Daley, Sawyer, and Bloom participated in a debate. This was the last debate that Daley participated in as a candidate for mayor, as he did not participate in any debate during the general election or any of his subsequent re-election campaigns.The Illusion of an Election https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/01/06/the-illusion-of-an-election Chicago Tribune 6 January 2003Rudin Kevin Chicago's Long-Running Daley Show https://www.npr.org/2007/02/21/7523657/chicagos-long-running-daley-show NPR 16 January 2025 February 21, 2007 In December, Edward M. Burke withdrew from the race and endorsed Daley.Burke will drop mayor bid, likely back Daley Steve Neal December 11, 1988 Chicago Sun-Times Just under two weeks before the day of the primary, Alderman Lawrence S. Bloom withdrew his candidacy and endorsed Sawyer.Schmidt William E. Campaign Trail in Chicago's Mayoral Race Takes a Pair of Twists https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/16/us/campaign-trail-in-chicago-s-mayoral-race-takes-a-pair-of-twists.html 15 December 2018 New York Times February 16, 1988 Bloom had entered the race in September 1988 and had originally started his campaign near the front of the pack, benefiting from what the press referred to as a "squeaky clean" reputation.https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/lawrence-bloom-for-mayor/Content?oid=872933 Lawrence Bloom for Mayor? Chicago Reader 27 October 1988 Levinsohn Florence Hamlish During the campaign, Daley and Sawyer avoided lodging personal attacks, and both called for racial harmony.Johnson Dirk Daley Wins Primary in Chicago; Mayoral Vote Is Racially Divided https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/01/us/daley-wins-primary-in-chicago-mayoral-vote-is-racially-divided.html The New York Times 23 November 2019 1 March 1989 Endorsements Lawrence Bloom withdrew Newspapers Chicago LawyerLipinski Ann Marie LAWRENCE BLOOM https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-02-08-8903030730-story.html chicagotribune.com 4 December 2019 8 February 1989 Richard M. Daley Officeholders Edward M. Burke, Chicago alderman, formerly a candidate for mayor Luis Gutiérrez, Chicago aldermanCasuso Jorge GUTIERREZ'S TURNABOUT HAS HEADS SPINNING https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-02-13-8903040994-story.html Chicago Tribune 23 November 2019 13 February 1989 Individuals Saul BellowMcClell Edward The Last Time a Celebrity Backed a Mayoral Candidate, They Won http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/February-2019/Chance-the-Rapper-Endorse-Amara-Enyia-Saul-Bellow-Richard-M-Daley/ Chicago magazine 23 November 2019 en 19 February 2019 Eugene Sawyer Officeholders Lawrence S. Bloom, Chicago alderman, formerly a candidate for mayor Individuals Jesse Jackson, reverend and civil rights leader, candidate for President of the United States in the 1984 Democratic primaries Results thumb|Results map of the Democratic primary by ward Democratic primary resultshttp://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_primary%2Cgis_entity_crdd_1989_Primary_Election%2Cil_chi_mayor_dem Election Results for 1989 Primary Election, Mayor, Chicago, Illinois (Democratic Party) August 25, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20170228154329/http://chicagodemocracy.org:80/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_primary,gis_entity_crdd_1989_Primary_Election,il_chi_mayor_dem&tab=Maps February 28, 2017 Richard M. Daley Democratic Party (United States) 485,182 55.63 Eugene Sawyer (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 383,535 43.98 James C. Taylor Democratic Party (United States) 2,233 0.26 Sheila A. Jones Democratic Party (United States) 1,160 0.13 872,110 100.00 Daley won a majority of the vote in 31 of the city's 50 wards, with Sawyer winning a majority of the vote in the remaining 19 wards. Results by ward Results by ward Ward Richard M. Daley Eugene Sawyer Lawrence S. Bloom James C. Taylor Sheila A. Jones Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes 1 8,321 50.8% 7,854 48.0% 118 0.7% 38 0.2% 38 0.2% 16,369 2 650 4.7% 12,903 93.8% 97 0.7% 56 0.4% 46 0.3% 13,752 3 408 3.1% 12,379 95.5% 59 0.5% 78 0.6% 37 0.3% 12,961 4 2,005 13.2% 12,938 84.9% 210 1.4% 61 0.4% 31 0.2% 15,245 5 2,341 13.0% 15,345 85.2% 235 1.3% 61 0.3% 22 0.1% 18,004 6 696 2.7% 24,460 95.8% 176 0.7% 131 0.5% 61 0.2% 25,524 7 2,389 18.1% 10,690 81.0% 75 0.6% 28 0.2% 23 0.2% 13,205 8 724 3.2% 21,508 95.6% 118 0.5% 103 0.5% 38 0.2% 22,491 9 1,075 6.7% 14,848 92.2% 59 0.4% 86 0.5% 35 0.2% 16,103 10 9,364 58.3% 6,586 41.0% 62 0.4% 23 0.1% 18 0.1% 16,053 11 18,496 88.4% 2,311 11.1% 70 0.3% 18 0.1% 18 0.1% 20,913 12 15,843 88.6% 1,956 10.9% 52 0.3% 20 0.1% 14 0.1% 17,885 13 29,801 96.6% 932 3.0% 98 0.3% 15 0.0% 6 0.0% 30,852 14 15,444 86.8% 2,269 12.8% 58 0.3% 17 0.1% 8 0.0% 17,796 15 3,844 24.4% 11,691 74.3% 85 0.5% 82 0.5% 42 0.3% 15,744 16 413 2.9% 13,251 93.7% 57 0.4% 379 2.7% 37 0.3% 14,137 17 466 2.7% 16,881 96.3% 68 0.4% 77 0.4% 43 0.2% 17,535 18 14,456 55.6% 11,330 43.6% 99 0.4% 65 0.3% 29 0.1% 25,979 19 23,993 82.6% 4,895 16.9% 112 0.4% 22 0.1% 18 0.1% 29,040 20 457 3.2% 13,709 95.5% 71 0.5% 63 0.4% 48 0.3% 14,348 21 598 2.7% 21,700 96.2% 96 0.4% 108 0.5% 46 0.2% 22,548 22 3,532 67.9% 1,631 31.4% 19 0.4% 11 0.2% 6 0.1% 5,199 23 27,815 97.1% 739 2.6% 79 0.3% 5 0.0% 5 0.0% 28,643 24 426 2.7% 14,897 95.9% 78 0.5% 92 0.6% 35 0.2% 15,528 25 4,561 64.3% 2,481 35.0% 32 0.5% 14 0.2% 10 0.1% 7,098 26 6,976 72.0% 2,609 26.9% 71 0.7% 13 0.1% 23 0.2% 9,692 27 1,653 15.2% 9,078 83.5% 55 0.5% 59 0.5% 23 0.2% 10,868 28 328 2.7% 11,902 96.4% 47 0.4% 50 0.4% 23 0.2% 12,350 29 1,050 7.6% 12,621 91.5% 37 0.3% 53 0.4% 27 0.2% 13,788 30 13,099 81.1% 2,971 18.4% 57 0.4% 16 0.1% 16 0.1% 16,159 31 6,103 64.4% 3,317 35.0% 40 0.4% 13 0.1% 10 0.1% 9,483 32 10,650 81.3% 2,305 17.6% 105 0.8% 16 0.1% 21 0.2% 13,097 33 13,425 86.2% 1,995 12.8% 127 0.8% 11 0.1% 19 0.1% 15,577 34 520 2.6% 19,225 96.3% 89 0.4% 85 0.4% 35 0.2% 19,954 35 14,348 91.1% 1,310 8.3% 75 0.5% 10 0.1% 6 0.0% 15,749 36 23,193 92.6% 1,724 6.9% 103 0.4% 6 0.0% 12 0.0% 25,038 37 783 5.8% 12,696 93.3% 37 0.3% 69 0.5% 30 0.2% 13,615 38 23,980 95.1% 1,146 4.5% 72 0.3% 3 0.0% 6 0.0% 25,207 39 16,659 90.2% 1,680 9.1% 102 0.6% 12 0.1% 10 0.1% 18,463 40 12,715 87.7% 1,678 11.6% 89 0.6% 11 0.1% 11 0.1% 14,504 41 25,990 93.2% 1,780 6.4% 108 0.4% 2 0.0% 9 0.0% 27,889 42 12,136 64.9% 6,354 34.0% 156 0.8% 31 0.2% 25 0.1% 18,702 43 17,050 80.6% 3,909 18.5% 161 0.8% 16 0.1% 13 0.1% 21,149 44 13,960 75.4% 4,253 23.0% 262 1.4% 11 0.1% 19 0.1% 18,505 45 24,541 94.0% 1,432 5.5% 112 0.4% 10 0.0% 10 0.0% 26,105 46 9,200 64.3% 4,924 34.4% 142 1.0% 19 0.1% 25 0.2% 14,310 47 14,841 85.3% 2,404 13.8% 123 0.7% 7 0.0% 22 0.1% 17,397 48 9,094 63.9% 4,915 34.5% 171 1.2% 23 0.2% 23 0.2% 14,226 49 8,428 62.2% 4,894 36.1% 193 1.4% 24 0.2% 18 0.1% 13,557 50 16,342 87.1% 2,229 11.9% 168 0.9% 10 0.1% 10 0.1% 18,759 Total 485,182 55.3% 383,535 43.7% 4,985 0.6% 2,233 0.3% 1,160 0.1% 877,095 Voter turnout was 200,000 less in the primary than it had been in the regularly scheduled mayoral primary two years prior. The decrease was even more pronounced in black neighborhoods than it had been in white neighborhoods. According to a New York Times—WBBM-TV poll found that Daley received 91% of the white vote, to Sawyers 8%. It found, in contrast, that Sawyer received 94% of the black vote, to Daley's 5%. The poll also found that Jewish and Hispanic voters, who Sawyer had hoped to capture the support of, had strongly went for Daley. It found that Daley got 83% of the Jewish vote, to Sawyer's 15%. It also found that Daley got 84% of the Hispanic vote, to Sawyer's 15%. Additionally, the poll found that three-fourths of whites that had previously voted for Harold Washington voted for Daley. Republican primary Candidates William J. Grutzmacher.http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_primary%2Cgis_entity_crdd_1989_Primary_Election%2Cil_chi_mayor_rep Election Results for 1989 Primary Election, Mayor, Chicago, Illinois (Republican Party) https://web.archive.org/web/20181130113129/http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_primary%2Cgis_entity_crdd_1989_Primary_Election%2Cil_chi_mayor_rep November 30, 2018 August 25, 2024 Kenneth R. HurstState of Illinois, County of Cook, Case No: 88-EB-SMAY-1 19 January 1989 https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/Electoral-Board/document_1456.PDF Chicago Board of Election Commissioners State of Illinois, County of Cook, Case No: 88-EB-SMAY-18 19 January 1989 https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/Electoral-Board/document_1472.PDF Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Herbert Sohn, urologistState of Illinois, County of Cook, Case No: 88-EB-SMAY-11 19 January 1989 https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/Electoral-Board/document_1466.PDF Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Write-in candidates Edward Vrdolyak, alderman, former chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party, 1987 Illinois Solidarity Party nominee for mayor Withdrew John HolowinskiState of Illinois, County of Cook, Case No: 88-EB-SMAY-15 19 January 1989 https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/Electoral-Board/document_1469.PDF Chicago Board of Election Commissionershttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-01-28-8903010026-story.html Candidate Drops Gop Mayoral Bid Chicago Tribune January 28, 1989 Bernard Stone, Chicago aldermanAld. Stone In Runoff For Second Time https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/02/23/ald-stone-in-runoff-for-second-time/ CBS Chicago 16 April 2020 23 February 2011 Denied ballot access Alfred Walter Balciunas,State of Illinois, County of Cook, Case No: 88-EB-SMAY-8 19 January 1989 https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/Electoral-Board/document_1463.PDF Chicago Board of Election CommissionersState of Illinois, County of Cook, Case No: 88-EB-SMAY-16 19 January 1989 https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/Electoral-Board/document_1470.PDF Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Edward L. BoweState of Illinois, County of Cook, Case No: 88-EB-SMAY-14 19 January 1989 https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/Electoral-Board/document_1468.PDF Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Arthur J. Jones, neo-NaziState of Illinois, County of Cook, Case No: 88-EB-SMAY-7 19 January 1989 https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/Electoral-Board/document_1462.PDF Chicago Board of Election CommissionersState of Illinois, County of Cook, Case No: 88-EB-SMAY-17 19 January 1989 https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/Electoral-Board/document_1471.PDF Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Gene KulichenkoState of Illinois, County of Cook, Cases No: 88-EB-SMAY-5 & No: 88-EB-SMAY-13 19 January 1989 https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/Electoral-Board/document_1460.PDF Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Dean RosenburgState of Illinois, County of Cook, Case No: 88-EB-SMAY-6 19 January 1989 https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/Electoral-Board/document_1461.PDF Chicago Board of Election CommissionersState of Illinois, County of Cook, Case No: 88-EB-SMAY-12 19 January 1989 https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/Electoral-Board/document_1467.PDF Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Jon SilversteinState of Illinois, County of Cook, Case No: 88-EB-SMAY-10 19 January 1989 https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/Electoral-Board/document_1465.PDF Chicago Board of Election CommissionersState of Illinois, County of Cook, Case No: 88-EB-SMAY-4 19 January 1989 https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/Electoral-Board/document_1459.PDF Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Declined to run Ed Kelly, former Chicago Park District superintendent Campaign Less than two weeks before the day of the primary election, a movement emerged to draft 1987 Illinois Solidarity Party nominee Edward Vrdolyak as a write-in candidate for the Republican primary. Vrdolyak obliged, launching a last-minute a write-in campaign for the nomination only a week before the late February primary.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-02-23-mn-222-story.html Harrison Eric Vrdolyak Making GOP Write-In Bid in Chicago Mayoral Primary Los Angeles Times 23 February 1989 https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/23/us/ex-democrat-joins-chicago-s-gop-race.html Ex-Democrat Joins Chicago's G.O.P. Race The New York Times 23 February 1989 He defeated the GOP-backed Sohn by more than a thousand votes, which put him out of reach of the 5% spread for a recount to be triggered. Nearly 5000 of Vdrolyak's votes, representing close to half of his total, came from the 10th Ward he represented.Daley Defeats Sawyer in Mayor Race in Chicago https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-01-mn-575-story.html Los Angeles Times 26 November 2019 1 March 1989https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/03/03/Endorsed-Republican-mayoral-contender-Herbert-Sohn-Friday-conceded-the/8829604904400/ Endorsed Republican mayoral contender Herbert Sohn Friday conceded the... August 25, 2024 UPI Beary Jack An additional candidate seeking the nomination, John Holowinski, had withdrawn from the race in late January. Results Republican primary results Edward Vrdolyak write-in 11,621 46.81 Herbert Sohn Republican Party (United States) 10,478ChicagoDemocracy.org reports Sohn getting 10,503 votes, while UPI reports the 10,478 figure 42.22 Kenneth R. Hurst Republican Party (United States) 1,581 6.369 William J. Grutzmacher Republican Party (United States) 1,142 4.6 24,821This number assumes Sohn received 10,478 votes. The total is 24,846 if Sohn received 10,503 votes. 100.00 Harold Washington Party nomination December 2018 Timothy C. Evans, who had been unable to run for the Democratic nomination due to issues regarding his petition, received the Harold Washington Party's nomination. Other candidates Independent candidate Peter Davis Kauss saw his name excluded from the ballot due to issues with his petition.State of Illinois, County of Cook, Case No: 88-EB-SIM-1 23 February 1989 https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/Electoral-Board/document_1455.PDF Chicago Board of Election Commissioners General election Results Daley won the election by a fourteen-point margin. Daley became the fifth (and, currently, the most recent) mayor to come from the city's Bridgeport neighborhood (after Edward J. Kelly, Martin H. Kennelly, Richard J. Daley, and Michael Bilandic).https://lockzero.org.uic.edu/v.html Political History of Bridgeport January 15, 2019 January 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160117131939/https://lockzero.org.uic.edu/v.html dead Mayor of Chicago 1989 special electionBoard of Election Commissioners For the City of Chicago Mayoral Election Results Since 1900 General Elections Only http://66.107.4.19/ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners 26 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20040718031857/http://66.107.4.19/ July 18, 2004 18 July 2004 dead (general election) Democratic Party (United States) Richard M. Daley 577,141 55.43 Harold Washington Party Timothy C. Evans 428,105 41.11 Republican Party (United States) Edward Vrdolyak 35,998 3.46 1,041,244 Daley carried a majority of the vote in 31 of the city's 50 wards, with Evans carrying a majority of the vote in the remaining 19 wards. Vroldyak only saw double-digit percentage of the votes in the 10th ward, which he had previously represented as an alderman. Elsewhere he saw only single-digit percentage of the vote.http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_general%2Cgis_entity_crdd_1989_Special_Election%2Cil_chi_mayor Election Results for 1989 Special Election, Mayor, Chicago, Illinois https://web.archive.org/web/20210621154648/http://chicagodemocracy.org:80/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_general%2Cgis_entity_crdd_1989_Special_Election%2Cil_chi_mayor June 21, 2021 August 25, 2024 Results by ward Results by ward Ward Richard M. Daley(Democratic Party)Timothy C. Evans(Harold Washington Party) Edward R. Vrdolyak(Republican Party) Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes 1 10,651 54.6% 8,233 42.2% 617 3.2% 19,501 2 1,405 8.6% 14,710 89.7% 276 1.7% 16,391 3 833 5.2% 15,165 94.0% 137 0.8% 16,135 4 2,685 14.6% 15,459 83.8% 295 1.6% 18,439 5 3,212 15.5% 17,096 82.7% 362 1.8% 20,670 6 1,634 5.8% 26,425 93.0% 343 1.2% 28,402 7 3,249 19.9% 12,626 77.3% 455 2.8% 16,330 8 1,410 5.4% 24,324 93.5% 269 1.0% 26,003 9 1,573 8.0% 17,927 91.0% 202 1.0% 19,702 10 11,580 46.6% 6,987 28.1% 6,289 25.3% 24,856 11 20,101 88.1% 2,372 10.4% 351 1.5% 22,824 12 17,976 86.8% 1,829 8.8% 903 4.4% 20,708 13 32,976 95.9% 206 0.6% 1,187 3.5% 34,369 14 17,363 85.0% 2,369 11.6% 705 3.4% 20,437 15 4,595 22.9% 15,259 75.9% 250 1.2% 20,104 16 894 5.0% 16,690 94.2% 125 0.7% 17,709 17 851 4.0% 20,338 95.3% 159 0.7% 21,348 18 15,910 53.2% 13,211 44.2% 772 2.6% 29,893 19 26,527 81.2% 4,871 14.9% 1,276 3.9% 32,674 20 1,170 6.7% 15,991 92.3% 173 1.0% 17,334 21 1,079 4.0% 25,927 95.5% 149 0.5% 27,155 22 4,849 71.5% 1,728 25.5% 209 3.1% 6,786 23 30,431 95.2% 163 0.5% 1,356 4.2% 31,950 24 793 4.4% 17,062 94.8% 149 0.8% 18,004 25 6,453 75.8% 1,774 20.8% 289 3.4% 8,516 26 8,887 72.0% 3,135 25.4% 325 2.6% 12,347 27 2,535 18.4% 11,021 80.2% 187 1.4% 13,743 28 634 4.0% 15,000 95.2% 123 0.8% 15,757 29 1,563 9.0% 15,587 89.9% 179 1.0% 17,329 30 15,593 80.0% 3,203 16.4% 702 3.6% 19,498 31 7,853 63.3% 4,270 34.4% 280 2.3% 12,403 32 12,670 82.8% 2,103 13.7% 523 3.4% 15,296 33 16,209 88.1% 1,587 8.6% 605 3.3% 18,401 34 1,019 4.3% 22,674 95.1% 161 0.7% 23,854 35 16,945 91.5% 611 3.3% 961 5.2% 18,517 36 26,566 92.3% 1,030 3.6% 1,179 4.1% 28,775 37 1,245 7.1% 16,239 92.2% 123 0.7% 17,607 38 27,372 94.5% 278 1.0% 1,316 4.5% 28,966 39 19,793 91.9% 766 3.6% 969 4.5% 21,528 40 15,530 89.1% 1,064 6.1% 835 4.8% 17,429 41 29,795 92.5% 367 1.1% 2,054 6.4% 32,216 42 15,454 70.8% 5,338 24.5% 1,028 4.7% 21,820 43 21,026 85.4% 2,570 10.4% 1,027 4.2% 24,623 44 16,990 80.9% 3,203 15.3% 805 3.8% 20,998 45 27,727 93.8% 332 1.1% 1,490 5.0% 29,549 46 11,546 66.1% 5,250 30.1% 665 3.8% 17,461 47 17,340 87.4% 1,627 8.2% 871 4.4% 19,838 48 11,504 66.0% 5,119 29.4% 814 4.7% 17,437 49 10,560 64.3% 5,218 31.8% 655 4.0% 16,433 50 20,064 89.3% 1,620 7.2% 789 3.5% 22,473 Total 576,620 55.4% 427,954 41.1% 35,964 3.5% 1,040,538 Notes References collapsed 1989 Chicago Category:1989 Illinois elections Category:April 1989 in the United States Category:1989 in Chicago Chicago Chicago mayoral 1989 Category:Richard M. 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