Election Name: | 1889 Chicago mayoral election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Year: | 1887 |
Next Year: | 1891 |
Election Date: | April 2, 1889 |
Image1: | DeWitt Clinton Cregier old portrait (1).jpg |
Nominee1: | DeWitt Clinton Cregier |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 57,340 |
Percentage1: | 54.93% |
Nominee2: | John A. Roche |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 46,328 |
Percentage2: | 44.38% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | John A. Roche |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | DeWitt Clinton Cregier |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
In the Chicago mayoral election of 1889, Democrat DeWitt Clinton Cregier defeated incumbent Republican John A. Roche, winning a majority of the vote and a margin of victory in excess of ten percent.
The election was held on April 2, 1889.[1]
Cregier backed strongly by trade unions.[2] John Peter Altgeld threw his backing behind Cregier's candidacy.[2]
Creiger received 76.86% of the Polish-American vote, while Roche received 23.07%.[3]