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The following is the electoral history of Richard M. Daley , an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago, Cook County State's Attorney, and Illinois state senator.
Daley was the longest-serving mayor of Chicago, serving 22 years with five full terms, plus a partial term. [1]
Daley began his electoral political career being elected to serve as a delegate to the 1969–1970 Illinois constitutional convention. [2] [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Richard M. Daley | 24,436 | 43.11 | |
| Nonpartisan | Leonard F. Misk | 20,714 | 36.54 | |
| Nonpartisan | John P. Tully | 4,027 | 7.10 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert A. Urbanek | 3,311 | 5.84 | |
| Nonpartisan | George E. Esch | 2,001 | 3.53 | |
| Nonpartisan | Howard J. Doyle | 1,305 | 2.30 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen J. Winbush | 821 | 1.45 | |
| Write-in | Others | 70 | 0.12 | |
| Total votes | 56,685 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Richard M. Daley | 30,265 | 44.90 | |
| Nonpartisan | Leonard F. Misk | 27,410 | 40.66 | |
| Nonpartisan | John P. Tully | 5,275 | 7.83 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert A. Urbanek | 4,459 | 6.62 | |
| Write-in | Others | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 67,410 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley | 41,349 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 41,349 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley | 53,315 | 74.12 | |
| Republican | Robert A. Urbanek | 18,615 | 25.88 | |
| Total votes | 71,930 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 36,291 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 36,291 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 53,615 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 53,615 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 30,541 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 30,541 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 46,652 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 46,652 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 436,089 | 62.63 | |
| Democratic | Edward M. Burke | 260,266 | 37.38 | |
| Total votes | 696,355 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley | 1,058,529 | 50.39 | |
| Republican | Bernard Carey (incumbent) | 1,042,287 | 49.61 | |
| Total votes | 2,100,816 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 629,743 | 63.85 | |
| Democratic | Lawrence S. Bloom | 356,381 | 36.14 | |
| Total votes | 986,124 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 1,418,775 | 65.98 | |
| Republican | Richard J. Brzeczek | 731,634 | 34.02 | |
| Total votes | 2,100,816 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 641,789 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 641,789 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 1,303,906 | 66.70 | |
| Republican | Terrance W. Gainer | 650,942 | 33.30 | |
| Total votes | 1,954,848 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harold Washington | 424,324 | 36.28 | |
| Democratic | Jane Byrne (incumbent) | 393,500 | 33.64 | |
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley | 346,835 | 29.65 | |
| Democratic | Frank R. Ranallo | 2,367 | 0.20 | |
| Democratic | William Markowski | 1,412 | 0.12 | |
| Democratic | Sheila Jones | 1,285 | 0.08 | |
| Total votes | 1,169,723 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley | 485,182 | 55.63 | |
| Democratic | Eugene Sawyer (incumbent) | 383,535 | 43.98 | |
| Democratic | James C. Taylor | 2,233 | 0.26 | |
| Democratic | Sheila A. Jones | 1,160 | 0.13 | |
| Total votes | 872,110 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley | 576,620 | 55.42 | |
| Harold Washington | Timothy C. Evans | 427,954 | 41.13 | |
| Republican | Edward Vrdolyak | 35,964 | 3.46 | |
| Total votes | 1,040,538 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 408,418 | 69.47 | |
| Democratic | Danny K. Davis | 199,408 | 33.92 | |
| Democratic | Jane M. Byrne | 38,216 | 6.50 | |
| Democratic | Sheila A. Jones | 2,146 | 0.37 | |
| Total votes | 587,923 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 450,581 | 70.64 | |
| Harold Washington | R. Eugene Pincham | 160,302 | 25.13 | |
| Republican | George S. Gottlieb | 23,421 | 3.67 | |
| Socialist Workers | James Warren | 3,581 | 0.56 | |
| Total votes | 637,885 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 348,153 | 65.79 | |
| Democratic | Joseph E. Gardner | 174,943 | 33.06 | |
| Democratic | Sheila A. Jones | 6,067 | 1.15 | |
| Total votes | 529,163 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 359,466 | 60.09 | |
| Independent | Roland W. Burris | 217,024 | 36.28 | |
| Republican | Raymond Wardingley | 16,568 | 2.77 | |
| Harold Washington | Lawrence C. Redmond | 5,160 | 0.86 | |
| Total votes | 598,218 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 428,872 | 71.89 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bobby Rush | 167,709 | 28.11 | |
| Total votes | 596,581 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 363,553 | 78.46 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul L. Jakes Jr. | 64,941 | 14.02 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia McAllister | 27,350 | 5.90 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joseph McAfee | 7,488 | 1.62 | |
| Write-in | Others | 3 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 463,335 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 324,519 | 71.05 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dorothy A. Brown | 91,878 | 20.12 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Walls | 40,368 | 8.84 | |
| Write-in | Others | 22 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 456,787 | 100 | ||