1967 Chicago mayoral election

1967 Chicago mayoral election

← 1963 April 4, 1967 1971 →
Turnout64.8%[1] Decrease 4.8 pp
 
Nominee Richard J. Daley John L. Waner
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 792,238 272,542
Percentage 73.04% 25.13%

Mayor before election

Richard J. Daley
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Richard J. Daley
Democratic

The Chicago mayoral election of 1967 was held on April 4, 1967. The election saw Richard J. Daley being elected to a fourth term as mayor. Daley's main opponent was Republican nominee John L. Waner, who he defeated by a landslide 48% margin.

The election was preceded by primary elections held on February 28, 1967[2] to determine the nominees of both the Democratic Party and Republican Party.

  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=388000". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 4, 2018.