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In the1854Chicago mayoral election, DemocratIsaac Lawrence Milliken defeated Temperance Party nomineeAmos G. Throop by alandslide 19.5% margin.
Throop had run previouslyin 1852.
Incumbent mayorCharles McNeill Gray did not run for reelection.
The election was held on March 13.[1]
Throop had the support of the city's temperance forces. Milliken supported giving Catholics a portion of the school fund and did not support temperance.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Isaac Lawrence Milliken | 3,800 | 59.79 | |
| Temperance Party | Amos G. Throop | 2,556 | 40.21 | |
| Turnout | 6,356 | |||