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The1839Chicago mayoral election sawWhig nomineeBenjamin Wright Raymond defeatDemocratic nomineeJames Curtiss by alandslide 25 point margin.
The election was held on March 5.[1]
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With the nation enduring a difficult economic recession, many citizens believed that successful merchant Benjamin Raymond would be a wise choice for the city's next mayor. However, Raymond was initially not amenable to the prospect of serving as mayor. When former mayorWilliam B. Ogden attempted to persuade him at his dry goods store to run for mayor, Raymond initially, "leaped over the counter and knocked Mr. Ogden prostrate with a bolt of factory-cloth." However, Raymond was nonetheless eventually persuaded to run for mayor.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Whig | Benjamin Wright Raymond | 353 | 62.48 | |
| Democratic | James Curtiss | 212 | 37.52 | |
| Turnout | 565 | |||
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1 tenure as acting officeholder. 2 Election declared null and void. | ||
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