1847 Chicago mayoral election

1847 Chicago mayoral election
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Nominee James Curtiss Philo Carpenter John H. Kinzie
Party Democratic Liberty Whig
Popular vote 1,281 1,220 238
Percentage 46.77% 44.54% 8.69%

Mayor before election

John Putnam Chapin
Whig

Elected mayor

James Curtiss
Democratic

In the Chicago mayoral election of 1847, Democratic nominee James Curtiss defeated Liberty nominee Philo Carpenter and Whig nominee John H. Kinzie.

Philo Carpenter had previously been an unsuccessful candidate in the prior election. John H. Kinzie had also previously been an unsuccessful candidate in the 1837 and 1845 mayoral elections.