1857 Chicago mayoral election

Chicago mayoral election, 1857
← 1856 March 3, 1857 1858 →
 
Candidate John Wentworth Benjamin F. Carver
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 5,933 4,842
Percentage 55.06% 44.94%

Mayor before election

Thomas Dyer
Democratic

Elected mayor

John Wentworth
Republican

In the 1857 Chicago mayoral election, Republican John Wentworth defeated Democrat Benjamin F. Carver by a ten-point margin.

The election was held on March 3.[1]

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