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In theChicago mayoral election of 1865, RepublicanJohn Blake Rice defeated Democratic incumbentFrancis Cornwall Sherman by alandslide 33% margin of victory.
The election was held on April 18, only four days after theassassination of Abraham Lincoln.[1][2]
Originally, Democrat Leonard Rothgerber had been one of the candidates running.[2] However, in the aftermath of the assassination of the Republican president, the shaken public had come to coalesce in support of Republican mayoral candidate Rice.[2] Sensing this, Democratic candidate Leonard Rothgerber withdrew from the race and declared that there was a need for the nation to stand united.[2][3] As a gesture of gratitude, Rice reimbursed Rothgerber's campaign expenses.[2]
While he remained on the ballot, Sherman also all-but-withdrew from the race as well in the aftermath of Lincoln's assassination.[4]
Rice was a "Reform" Republican.[5]
This was the last of four mayoral elections that Chicago held during the course of theAmerican Civil War.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | John Blake Rice | 11,078 | 66.42 | |
| Democratic | Francis Cornwall Sherman (incumbent) | 5,600 | 33.58 | |
| Turnout | 16,678 | |||
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1 tenure as acting officeholder. 2 Election declared null and void. | ||
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