1847 Chicago mayoral election

1847 Chicago mayoral election

Nominee James Curtiss Philo Carpenter John H. Kinzie Party Democratic Liberty Whig Popular vote 1,281 1,220 238 Percentage 46.77% 44.54% 8.69%

Mayor before election John Putnam Chapin Whig Elected mayor James Curtiss Democratic

In the Chicago mayoral election of 1847, Democratic nominee James Curtiss defeated Liberty nominee Philo Carpenter and Whig nominee John H. Kinzie.

Philo Carpenter had previously been an unsuccessful candidate in the prior election. John H. Kinzie had also previously been an unsuccessful candidate in the 1837 and 1845 mayoral elections.

General election

1847 Chicago mayoral election[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Curtiss	1,281	46.77
	Liberty	Philo Carpenter	1,220	44.54
	Whig	John H. Kinzie	238	8.69
Turnout			2,739

References

1. "Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
2. "RaceID=486026". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 12, 2019.