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]
^"Mayor Francis Cornwall Sherman Biography". Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
^"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)
^. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
^"Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^"RaceID=486020". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
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1841, chicago, mayoral, election, democratic, nominee, francis, cornwall, sherman, defeat, whig, nominee, isaac, gavin, point, margin, chicago, mayoral, election, 1841, 1840, march, 1841, 1842, candidate, francis, cornwall, sherman, isaac, gavinparty, democrat. 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 1840 March 5 1841 1842 Candidate Francis Cornwall Sherman Isaac R GavinParty Democratic WhigPopular vote 460 419Percentage 52 33 47 67 Mayor before electionAlexander LoydDemocratic Elected Mayor Francis Cornwall ShermanDemocraticThe 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 edit1841 Chicago mayoral election 5 6 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Francis Cornwall Sherman 460 52 33Whig Isaac R Gavin 419 47 67Turnout 879References edit Mayor Francis Cornwall Sherman Biography Chicago Public Library Retrieved 23 December 2018 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 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 10 things you might not know about Chicago mayoral elections Mark Jacob and Stephan Benzkofer March 10 2015 Chicago Mayors 1837 2007 www encyclopedia chicagohistory org Retrieved 2 January 2021 RaceID 486020 Our Campaigns Retrieved December 23 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1841 Chicago mayoral election amp oldid 1135159729, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
