1987 Chicago mayoral election
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1987-chicago-mayoral-election-163-18796894
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1987 Chicago mayoral election
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The Chicago mayoral election of 1987 was first the primary election on February 24, 1987 followed by the general election on April 7, 1987. The election saw the re-election of Chicago, Illinois' first African-American mayor, Harold Washington. Ed Vrdolyak, the leader of the Vrdolyak 29, unsuccessfully opposed him, running on the Illinois Solidarity Party ticket. Former mayor Jane Byrne, who served from 1979 until 1983 unsuccessfully challenged Washington in the Democratic primary.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Chicago_mayoral_election
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2013-07-06T23:08:16Z
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2024-08-28T15:56:35Z
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