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In theChicago mayoral election of 1862, DemocratFrancis Cornwall Sherman won a second non-consecutive term, defeating Republican Party nomineeCharles N. Holden.
Sherman had previously served as mayor two decades earlier, after winning the1841 election. He had also been an unsuccessful candidate in the1856 mayoral election.
The election was held on April 15, 1862.[1] It was the second of four Chicago mayoral elections which took place during the course of theAmerican Civil War. It was also last regularly scheduled Chicago mayoral election to a one-year term.
Democratic nomineeFrancis Cornwall Sherman, was a businessman who had previously served as mayor from 1841 through 1842.[1][2] He was also supported by a nonpartisan ticket which bore the slogan "for the Union and the Constitution".[2] Due to the fact thathis son was a noted brigadier in the Union Army, Sherman was able to comfortably avoid accusations that his own loyalties sided anywhere but with the Union.[2]
Charles N. Holden, a formerChicago alderman and formerChicago City Treasurer, was the nominee of theRepublican Party.[2][3] Efforts had been made for the party to nominate former congressman and mayorJohn Wentworth. However, Holden supporters succeeded in getting him nominated over Wentworth.[2] Some Wentworth supporters, angered over this, placed their support behind Sherman instead.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Francis Cornwall Sherman | 7,437 | 54.32 | |
| Republican | Charles N. Holden | 6,254 | 45.68 | |
| Turnout | 12,508 | |||
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1 tenure as acting officeholder. 2 Election declared null and void. | ||
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