1860 Chicago mayoral election

In the Chicago mayoral election of 1860, Democratic nominee John Wentworth defeated Republican nominee Walter S. Gurnee.

Both candidates had served as mayor before. Incidentally, each had previously been mayor under the opposite party affiliation. Gurnee had served two terms as a Democrat, having been elected in 1851 and 1852, Wentworth had previously served one term as a Republican, having been elected in 1857.

The election was held on March 3.^[1]

Results

**1860 Chicago mayoral election**^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Wentworth	9,998	53.36
	Republican	Walter S. Gurnee	8,739	46.64
Turnout			18,737

References

^ "Mayor John Wentworth Biography". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ "Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ "RaceID=486039". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 12, 2019.

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[1] "Mayor John Wentworth Biography". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[2] "Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[3] "RaceID=486039". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 12, 2019.

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