1865 Chicago mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1865 Chicago mayoral election presidential no April 18, 1865 1863 1867 File:JBrice (1).jpg John Blake Rice Republican Party (United States) 11,078 66.42% File:Francis-sherman (1).jpg Francis Cornwall Sherman Democratic Party (United States) 5,600 33.58% Mayor Francis Cornwall Sherman Democratic Party (United States) John Blake Rice Republican Party (United States) In the Chicago mayoral election of 1865, Republican John Blake Rice defeated Democratic incumbent Francis Cornwall Sherman by a landslide 33% margin of victory. The election was held on April 18, only four days after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.https://www.chipublib.org/mayor-john-blake-rice-biography/ Mayor John Blake Rice Biography Originally, Democrat Leonard Rothgerber had been one of the candidates running. However, in the aftermath of the assassination of the Republican president, the shaken public had come to coalesce in support of Republican mayoral candidate Rice. Sensing this, Democratic candidate Leonard Rothgerber withdrew from the race and declared that there was a need for the nation to stand united.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 (Blakely Printing Company, 1886) As a gesture of gratitude, Rice reimbursed Rothgerber's campaign expenses.10 things you might not know about Chicago mayoral elections Mark Jacob and Stephan Benzkofer March 10, 2015 While he remained on the ballot, Sherman also all-but-withdrew from the race as well in the aftermath of Lincoln's assassination.Rogues, Rebels, And Rubber Stamps: The Politics Of The Chicago City Council, 1863 To The Present by Dick Simpson, Routledge, Mar 8, 2018 (page 30) Rice was a "Reform" Republican.https://books.google.com/books?id=UnhjN3ab2w8C&pg=PA172 Shock Cities: The Environmental Transformation and Reform of Manchester and Chicago 9780226670768 Platt Harold L. 2005-05-22 This was the last of four mayoral elections that Chicago held during the course of the American Civil War. Results 1865 Chicago mayoral electionRaceID=486042 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=486042 Our Campaigns December 30, 2018 Republican Party (United States) John Blake Rice 11,078 66.42 Democratic Party (United States) Francis Cornwall Sherman (incumbent) 5,600 33.58 16,678 References collapsed Category:Mayoral elections in Chicago Chicago Chicago Category:1860s in Chicago Category:April 1865 in the United States