1841 Chicago mayoral election

The 1841 Chicago mayoral election saw Democratic nominee Francis Cornwall Sherman defeat Whig nominee Isaac R. Gavin by a 4.7 point margin.

Chicago mayoral election, 1841

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Candidate Francis Cornwall Sherman Isaac R. Gavin Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 460 419 Percentage 52.33% 47.67%

Mayor before election Alexander Loyd Democratic Elected mayor Francis Cornwall Sherman Democratic

The election was held on March 5.^[1]

Sherman was a former alderman and the proprietor of the Sherman House Hotel^[2][3]

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.^[4]

Results

1841 Chicago mayoral election^[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Francis Cornwall Sherman	460	52.33
	Whig	Isaac R. Gavin	419	47.67
Turnout			879

References

1. "Mayor Francis Cornwall Sherman Biography". Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
2. "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)
3. "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". Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
4. 10 things you might not know about Chicago mayoral elections Mark Jacob and Stephan Benzkofer March 10, 2015
5. "Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
6. "RaceID=486020". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 23, 2018.