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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. [1] [2]
Originally, Democrat Leonard Rothgerber had been one of the candidates running. [2] 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. [2] Sensing this, Democratic candidate Leonard Rothgerber withdrew from the race and declared that there was a need for the nation to stand united. [2] [3] As a gesture of gratitude, Rice reimbursed Rothgerber's campaign expenses. [2]
While he remained on the ballot, Sherman also all-but-withdrew from the race as well in the aftermath of Lincoln's assassination. [4]
Rice was a "Reform" Republican. [5]
This was the last of four mayoral elections that Chicago held during the course of the American Civil War.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Blake Rice | 11,078 | 66.42 | |
Democratic | Francis Cornwall Sherman (incumbent) | 5,600 | 33.58 | |
Turnout | 16,678 |
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Elections in Illinois |
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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. [1] [2]
Originally, Democrat Leonard Rothgerber had been one of the candidates running. [2] 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. [2] Sensing this, Democratic candidate Leonard Rothgerber withdrew from the race and declared that there was a need for the nation to stand united. [2] [3] As a gesture of gratitude, Rice reimbursed Rothgerber's campaign expenses. [2]
While he remained on the ballot, Sherman also all-but-withdrew from the race as well in the aftermath of Lincoln's assassination. [4]
Rice was a "Reform" Republican. [5]
This was the last of four mayoral elections that Chicago held during the course of the American Civil War.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Blake Rice | 11,078 | 66.42 | |
Democratic | Francis Cornwall Sherman (incumbent) | 5,600 | 33.58 | |
Turnout | 16,678 |