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Parents > United States > Illinois > IL Counties > Cook > Chicago > Mayor
OfficeMayor
TypeSpecial Election
Filing Deadline 11, 1989 - 12:00pm
Polls Open April 04, 1989 - 09:00am
Polls Close April 04, 1989 - 10:00pm
Term Start May 01, 1989 - 12:00pm
Term End May 01, 1991 - 12:00pm
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifiedRBH January 31, 2016 02:17am
Data Sources[Link]
DescriptionSpecial election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mayor Harold Washington.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won04/07/1987
NameHarold Washington Votes600,290 (53.77%)
Term04/24/1987 - 11/25/1987 Margin131,797 (+11.81%)
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

01/01/1989 03/03/1989

CANDIDATES
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Name State's Attorney Richard M. Daley Alderman Timothy Evans Alderman Edward R. "Ed" Vrdolyak
PartyDemocratic Harold Washington Republican
Votes577,141 (55.43%) 428,105 (41.12%) 35,998 (3.46%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -149,036 (-14.31%) -541,143 (-51.97%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Chicago Sun-Times 
03/01-03/03
54.00% (-1.0) 29.00% (-4.0) 11.00% (+5.0)
Chicago Sun-Times 
01/01-01/03
55.00% (+0.0) 33.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
D Edwin "Ed" Eisendrath
D John H. Stroger, Jr.
D Luis V. Gutierrez
D Jesús G. "Chuy" García
LBR Old LW
D Jesse L. Jackson
D William C. "Bill" Henry
D Anna Langford
D Bernard Stone
D Some say...

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