1867 Chicago mayoral election

In the Chicago mayoral election of 1867, incumbent Republican John Blake Rice won reelection, defeating Democrat Francis Cornwall Sherman by a nearly twenty-point margin.

1867 Chicago mayoral election

← 1865 April 16, 1867 1869 →

Nominee John Blake Rice Francis Cornwall Sherman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 11,904 7,971 Percentage 59.89% 40.11%

Mayor before election John Blake Rice Republican Elected mayor John Blake Rice Republican

The election was held on April 16.^[1] It was ultimately a rematch of the previous election. This was Chicago's first mayoral election held after the conclusion of the American Civil War.

This was the final election before a law that would move mayoral elections from April to November.

Results

1867 Chicago mayoral election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blake Rice (incumbent)	11,904	59.89
	Democratic	Francis Cornwall Sherman	7,971	40.11
Turnout			19,875