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In theChicago mayoral election of 1867, incumbent RepublicanJohn Blake Rice won reelection, defeating DemocratFrancis Cornwall Sherman by a nearly twenty-point margin.
The election was held on April 16.[1] It was ultimately a rematch of the previous election. This was Chicago's first mayoral election held after the conclusion of theAmerican Civil War.
This was the final election before a law that would move mayoral elections from April to November.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | John Blake Rice (incumbent) | 11,904 | 59.89 | |
| Democratic | Francis Cornwall Sherman | 7,971 | 40.11 | |
| Turnout | 19,875 | |||
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