In the 1842 Chicago Mayoral election saw Whig candidate and Former Mayor Benjamin Wright Raymond defeat Democratic candidate Augustus Garrett and Liberty candidate Henry Smith by a six-point margin.
Raymond had previously served a term as mayor after winning the 1839 Chicago mayoral election, and had also previously unsuccessfully sought a second term in the 1840 Chicago mayoral election. By winning the 1842 election, Raymond became the first individual to serve more than one term as mayor of Chicago.
This was the first Chicago mayoral election in which voters were not required to be freeholders.
Results
Results by ward 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.
Ward Raymond Garrett Smith Total Votes 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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