1845 Chicago mayoral election

1845 Chicago mayoral election

Nominee Augustus Garrett John H. Kinzie Henry Smith Party Democratic Whig Liberty Popular vote 1,072 913 131 Percentage 50.66% 43.15% 6.19%

Mayor before election Augustus Garrett Democratic Elected mayor Augustus Garrett Democratic

In the Chicago mayoral election of 1845, Democratic nominee Augustus Garrett defeated Whig nominee John H. Kinzie and Liberty nominee Henry Smith by a 7.5% margin.

Garrett had previously served a term as mayor.

All candidates had previously run in Chicago mayoral elections, Garrett in 1842, 1843, and both 1844 elections; Smith in 1842, 1843 and both 1844 elections; Kinzie in 1837.

Results

1845 Chicago mayoral election[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Augustus Garrett (incumbent)	1,072	50.66
	Whig	John H. Kinzie	913	43.15
	Liberty	Henry Smith	131	6.19
Turnout			2,116

References

1. "Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
2. "RaceID=486024". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 12, 2019.