1879 Chicago mayoral election
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1879 Chicago mayoral election
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In the Chicago mayoral election of 1879, Democrat Carter Harrison Sr. defeated both Republican Abner Wright and socialist Ernst Schmidt in a three-way race. Harrison had a nearly nine point margin of victory. Two-term incumbent Monroe Heath did not run for reelection. The election took place on April 1. This was the first of six mayoral elections in which Harrison would ultimately compete, and the first of five of which he would win.
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