1851 Chicago mayoral election

Chicago mayoral election, 1851
 
Candidate Walter S. Gurnee Eli B. Williams James Curtiss
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 3,032 1,092 1,001
Percentage 56.66% 20.41% 18.71%
Mayor before election

James Curtiss
Democratic

 Elected mayor

Walter S. Gurnee
Democratic

In the 1851 Chicago mayoral election, Walter S. Gurnee defeated incumbent mayor James Curtiss as well as Eli B. Williams and Edward K. Rogers by a landslide 36.25% margin.

The Whig Party decided against nominating a ticket in the 1851 Chicago municipal elections.

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