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theChicago mayoral election of 1850,DemocratJames Curtiss defeatedLevi Boone andLewis C. Kerchival by a double-digit margin.
The incumbent mayorJames H. Woodworth did not run for a third term.
Curtiss had previously served one term as mayor, having previously been electedin 1847. This was Curtiss' fourth mayoral campaign, as he also ran unsuccessful campaigns in1839 and1848.
Kerchival had also been an unsuccessful candidate in the previous election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | James Curtiss | 1,697 | 45.51 | |
| Independent | Levi Boone | 1,227 | 32.90 | |
| Other | Lewis C. Kerchival | 805 | 21.59 | |
| Turnout | 3,729 | |||
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| Elections |
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1 tenure as acting officeholder. 2 Election declared null and void. | ||
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