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The Chicago mayoral election of 1943 was held on April 6, 1943. The election saw incumbent Edward J. Kelly being reelected to a third term, defeating Republican nominee George McKibbin with a 9% margin of victory. Both nominees had received landslide victories in their party's primary elections.
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The election was preceded by primary elections held on February 22, 1943, to determine the nominees of both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
On January 13, Kelly officially confirmed that he would seek re-electioon.[1]
Reform-oriented Democrats supported a challenge by alderman John S. Boyle to incumbent mayor Edward J. Kelly.[2] This challenge failed to amount to much, with Kelly easily defeating Boyle.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edward J. Kelly (incumbent) | 438,546 | 79.00 | |
| Democratic | John S. Boyle | 82,836 | 14.92 | |
| Democratic | Billy Patts | 33,722 | 6.08 | |
| Turnout | 555,104 | |||
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Candidates
- Ran
- George McKibbin, former Illinois director of finance[1]
- Arthur F. Albert, former alderman on the Chicago City Council[4]
- John Homer Lyle, former judge on the Municipal Court of Chicago[4]
- Withdrew
- Roger Faherty[1]
Summary
Originally, Roger Faherty (a conservative Republican) was seeking the nomination.[5][1] The Cook County Republican Party had initially endorsed Faherty for the nomination.[1] However, Faherty lost their confidence by demonstrating himself to be a poor campaigner.[6] In January, leaders of the Illinois Republican Party and Cook County Republican Party persuaded McKibbin to run and Faherty to drop out of the race and support McKibbin. McKibbin's entry into the race and Faherty's intent to withdraw in support of McKibbin was announced on January 12.[1]
McKibbin won the Republican nomination by a landslide margin.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George McKibbin | 318,166 | 76.27 | |
| Republican | Arthur F. Albert | 80,868 | 19.39 | |
| Republican | John Homer Lyle | 18,136 | 4.35 | |
| Turnout | 417,170 | |||
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Like other Republicans that had run against Kelly, McKibbin framed his campaign as a crusade against machine politics.[2] McKibbin declared,
Pendergast is out in K.C., Hague in Jersey, and Tammany in New York have been cleaned out. Now it is time to clean out the Kelly-Nash machine.[2]
McKibbin also attacked links between the political machine and criminal activity. Kelly did not actively campaign. Confident in his chances of victory, Kelly flaunted heavy gravitas and balked at the thought of campaigning.[2]
Results
Voter turnout was considered to be very light.[2] Kelly won what was considered to be a very solid victory.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edward J. Kelly (incumbent) | 685,567 | 54.54 | |
| Republican | George McKibbin | 571,547 | 45.47 | |
| Turnout | 1,257,114 | |||
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