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Chicago mayoral election, 1851
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Mayor before election; James Curtiss; Democratic	Elected Mayor ; Walter S. Gurnee; Democratic

In the 1851 Chicago mayoral election, Walter S. Gurnee defeated incumbent mayor James Curtiss as well as Eli B. Williams and Edward K. Rogers by a landslide 36.25% margin.

The Whig Party decided against nominating a ticket in the 1851 Chicago municipal elections.^[1]

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Gurnee defeated incumbent Democrat James Curtiss as well as Eli B. Williams and Edward K. Rogers.^[2]

Owing to a large number of the city's residents not being in compliance with new election laws, an unprecedented number of prospective voters were refused tickets.^[1]

Gurnee received a plurality of votes from all major political parties.^[1] It is believed that his vote total from Whigs was as great as his vote total from Democrats.^[1] Many political analysts treated the election (which unseated incumbent Democrat James Curtiss) as a "Whig Party victory".^[1]

**1851 Chicago mayoral election**^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter S. Gurnee	3,032	56.66
		Eli B. Williams	1,092	20.41
	Democratic	James Curtiss (incumbent)	1,001	18.71
		Edward K. Rogers	226	4.22
Turnout			5,351

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Goodspeed, Weston A. (February 6, 2017). The History of Cook County, Illinois. Jazzybee Verlag.
^ "RaceID=486030". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

[cookhist-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Goodspeed, Weston A. (February 6, 2017). The History of Cook County, Illinois. Jazzybee Verlag.

[2] "RaceID=486030". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

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