Election Name: | 1868 Philadelphia mayoral election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Year: | 1865 |
Next Year: | 1871 |
Image1: | File:3x4.svg |
Nominee1: | Daniel M. Fox |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 61,517 |
Percentage1: | 50.76% |
Nominee2: | Hector Tyndale |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 59,679 |
Percentage2: | 49.24% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Morton McMichael |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Daniel M. Fox |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1868 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the election of Daniel M. Fox.
The margin of the election was close, and the results were contested and resolved in court.[1]