1987 Chicago mayoral election

1987 Chicago mayoral election

← 1983 April 7, 1987 1989 (special) →
Turnout74.08%[1] Decrease 7.99 pp
 
Nominee Harold Washington Ed Vrdolyak
Party Democratic Illinois Solidarity
Popular vote 600,290 468,493
Percentage 53.76% 42.68%

Results by ward

Mayor before election

Harold Washington
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Harold Washington
Democratic

The Chicago mayoral election of 1987 was first the primary election on February 24, 1987, followed by the general election on April 7, 1987. The election saw the re-election of Chicago, Illinois' first African-American mayor, Harold Washington. Ed Vrdolyak, the leader of the Vrdolyak 29, unsuccessfully opposed him, running on the Illinois Solidarity Party ticket. Former mayor Jane Byrne, who served from 1979 until 1983 unsuccessfully challenged Washington in the Democratic primary.

  1. ^ "Election Live Blog: Low voter turnout continues into evening". Chicago Sun-Times. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.