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In the1842Chicago Mayoralelection saw Whig candidate and Former MayorBenjamin Wright Raymond defeat Democratic candidateAugustus Garrett and Free Soil candidate Henry Smith by a six point margin.
Raymond had previously served a term as mayor after winning the1839 Chicago mayoral election, and had also previously unsuccessfully sought a second term in the1840 Chicago mayoral election. By winning the 1842 election, Raymond became the first individual to serve more than one term as mayor of Chicago.[1]
This was the first Chicago mayoral election in which voters were not required to befreeholders.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Benjamin Wright Raymond | 490 | 50.26 | |
| Democratic | Augustus Garrett | 432 | 44.31 | |
| Free Soil | Henry Smith | 53 | 5.43 | |
| Turnout | 975 | |||
As with other mayoral elections of the era, returns in the city's wards heavily matched the partisan makeup of the votes that had been cast in the city's aldermanic election.[4][2]
| Ward | Raymond | Garrett | Smith | Total Votes | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| 1st | 162 | 58.1% | 96 | 34.4% | 21 | 7.5% | 279 |
| 2nd | 110 | 36.8% | 168 | 56.2% | 21 | 7.02% | 299 |
| 3rd | 26 | 57.8% | 18 | 40.0% | 1 | 2.2% | 45 |
| 4th | 13 | 44.8% | 16 | 55.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 29 |
| 5th | 52 | 59.8 | 35 | 40.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 87 |
| 6th | 127 | 53.8% | 99 | 41.9% | 10 | 4.2% | 236 |
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1 tenure as acting officeholder. 2 Election declared null and void. | ||
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