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OfficeMayor
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1899 - 12:00pm
Polls Open April 04, 1899 - 06:00am
Polls Close April 04, 1899 - 11:00pm
Term Start April 20, 1899 - 12:00pm
Term End April 20, 1901 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last Modifiedev October 31, 2023 01:25pm
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won04/04/1897
NameCarter H. Harrison, Jr. Votes148,880 (50.23%)
Term04/20/1897 - 04/20/1899 Margin79,150 (+26.70%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Mayor Carter H. Harrison, Jr. Zina R. Carter Gov. John Peter Altgeld August Klenkie J. A. Wadhams Thomas G. Kerwin
PartyDemocratic Republican Municipal Ownership Socialist Labor Prohibition Social Democrat
Votes148,496 (48.58%) 107,437 (35.15%) 47,169 (15.43%) 1,175 (0.38%) 1,023 (0.34%) 367 (0.12%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -41,059 (-13.43%) -101,327 (-33.15%) -147,321 (-48.20%) -147,473 (-48.25%) -148,129 (-48.46%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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