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  Chicago Mayor - D Primary
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Parents > United States > Illinois > IL Counties > Cook > Chicago > Mayor
OfficeMayor
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1989 - 12:00pm
Polls Open February 28, 1989 - 06:00am
Polls Close February 28, 1989 - 11:00pm
Term Start May 03, 1989 - 12:00pm
Term End May 03, 1991 - 12:00pm
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifiedRBH January 31, 2016 02:30am
Data SourcesChicago Sun-Times, 3/8/1989, "Labor federation endorses Daley"
DescriptionSpecial election to fill in for Mayor Harold Washington, who died.
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 01/03/1989

CANDIDATES
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Name State's Attorney Richard M. Daley (I) Mayor Eugene Sawyer Alderman Lawrence S. Bloom James C. Taylor Sheila Jones
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes486,586 (55.37%) 383,795 (43.67%) 5,005 (0.57%) 2,238 (0.26%) 1,164 (0.13%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -102,791 (-11.70%) -481,581 (-54.80%) -484,348 (-55.12%) -485,422 (-55.24%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Chicago Sun-Times 
01/01-01/03
46.00% (+0.0) 35.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 7.00% (+0.0) 1.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
D Luis V. Gutierrez
D Jesse L. Jackson
D William C. "Bill" Henry
D Gus Savage
D Anna Langford
LBR Old LW

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