1959 Chicago mayoral election

1959 Chicago mayoral election

← 1955 April 7, 1959 1963 →
Turnout57.1%[1] Decrease 7.1 pp
 
Nominee Richard J. Daley Timothy P. Sheehan
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 778,612 311,940
Percentage 71.4% 28.6%

Mayor before election

Richard J. Daley
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Richard J. Daley
Democratic

The Chicago mayoral election of 1959 was held on April 7, 1959. The election saw Richard J. Daley being elected to a second term as mayor by a landslide margin of more-than 40%.

In their respective party's primary elections, each held on February 24, 1959,[2] both nominees had won their nominations easily, only facing minor competition from Lawrence "Lar" Daly, a perennial candidate who ran in both party's primaries.

  1. ^ Denvir, Daniel (May 22, 2015). "Voter Turnout in U.S. Mayoral Elections Is Pathetic, But It Wasn't Always This Way". City Lab (The Atlantic). Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "RaceID=389067". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 4, 2018.