1841 Chicago mayoral election

none January 2025 January 2025 Chicago mayoral election, 1841 presidential no 1840 1842 March 5, 1841 File:Francis-sherman_(1).jpg Francis Cornwall Sherman Democratic Party (United States) 460 52.33% File:3x4.svg Isaac R. Gavin Whig Party (United States) 419 47.67% Mayor Alexander Loyd Democratic Party (United States) Francis Cornwall Sherman Democratic Party (United States) The 1841 Chicago mayoral election saw Democratic nominee Francis Cornwall Sherman defeat Whig nominee Isaac R. Gavin by a 4.7 point margin. The election was held on March 5.https://www.chipublib.org/mayor-francis-cornwall-sherman-biography/ Mayor Francis Cornwall Sherman Biography 23 December 2018 Chicago Public Library Details Prior elections had been conducted in a manner requiring voters to state their party preference upon entering their polling place. This election was conducted in a manner which provided voters more privacy/anonymity than the previous four mayoral elections had.10 things you might not know about Chicago mayoral elections Mark Jacob and Stephan Benzkofer March 10, 2015 The Democratic Party nominated Francis Sherman, a former alderman and the proprietor of the Sherman House Hotel"Political History of Chicago: (covering the Period from 1837 to 1887) Local Politics from the City's Birth; Chicago's Mayors, Aldermen and Other Officials; County and Federal Officers; the Fire and Police Departments; the Haymarket Horror; Miscellaneous" by M. L. Ahern (January 1, 1886)http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm 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. December 24, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052355/http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm September 4, 2018 dead Results 1841 Chicago mayoral electionChicago Mayors, 1837-2007 http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1443.html www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org 2 January 2021RaceID=486020 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=486020 Our Campaigns December 23, 2018 Democratic Party (United States) Francis Cornwall Sherman 460 52.33 Whig Party (United States) Isaac R. Gavin 419 47.67 879 References collapsed Category:Mayoral elections in Chicago Chicago Category:1840s in Chicago Category:March 1841