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Detroit's current strong mayor system dates from the city's 1824 charter. From 1824 to 1857, mayors were elected to terms of one year; from 1858 to 1953 the term was increased to two years, and after 1953 mayoral terms were four years.
Nov 26, 2018 · For the first 90 years during which Chicago had a mayor, voters elected mayors from a variety of parties; Democrats, Republicans, Whigs and more all held the city's top position. That changed after 1927, the year Chicagoans elected their last non-Democratic mayor for at least 90 years.
- CHICAGO'S 8 MAYORS SINCE 1955.
- Richard J. Daley (1955 - 1976) Served 21 years from 1955 until his death on December 20, 1976. He is often credited with delivering victory for John F. Kennedy in the 1960 Presidential election.
- Michael Bilandic (1976 - 1979) Appointed by the Chicago City Council after the death of Daley. His popularity nose-dived after he was blamed for the city's handling of the Blizzard of '79.
- Jane Byrne (1979 - 1983) Chicago's first female mayor, Byrne stayed at the Cabrini-Green housing project for 3 weeks to bring attention to shootings and murders there.
Mar 9, 2016 · Chicago’s last GOP mayor was elected in 1927. The nation’s third-largest city is home to some of the worst inner-city violence imaginable.
- Mayoral Partisanship: 2016-2024
- List of Mayors of The 100 Largest Cities
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The chart below shows the partisan breakdown of mayors of the top 100 cities at the start of each year since 2016.
The following table contains a list of current mayors of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. by population. Note: Ballotpedia used one or more of the following sources to identify each officeholder's partisan affiliation: (1) direct communication from the officeholder, (2) current or previous candidacy for partisan office, or (3) identification of p...
Mar 1, 2023 · A runoff election between Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will determine the city's 57th mayor. The first mayor of Chicago was William Ogden, who took office in 1837.
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Duggan received national attention following his election in 2013, in part for being the first white mayor of the majority-black city since Roman Gribbs in the early 1970s, when Detroit's population still had a white majority.
