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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.
Election and succession. The mayor of Chicago is elected by popular vote every four years, on the last Tuesday in February. A run-off election, in case no candidate garners more than fifty percent of the vote, is held on the first Tuesday in April. The election is held on a non-partisan basis.
#no. [12]NameTerm StartTerm End57May 15, 2023incumbent56May 20, 2019May 15, 202355May 16, 2011May 20, 201954April 24, 1989May 16, 2011Mar 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.
- 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.
Special Features : Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007. Special Features: C: Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007. Next. ... Lester Legrant Bond (Acting mayor following Medill's resignation)
Years In OfficeNameBirth And DeathBirthplace1837–1838William Butler Ogden(June 15, 1805– Aug. 3, 1877)Walton, NY1838–1839Buckner Stith Morris(Aug. 19, 1800– Dec. 16, 1879)Augusta, KY1839–1840Benjamin Wright Raymond(June 15, 1801– Apr. 6, 1883)Rome, NY1840–1841Alexander Loyd(Aug. 19, 1805– May 7, 1872)Orange County, NYWilliam Hale Thompson (May 14, 1869 – March 19, 1944) was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1931. Known as " Big Bill ", [1] he is the most recent Republican to have served as mayor of Chicago.
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Feb 18, 2019 · Chicago voters last elected a Republican mayor in 1927. In 1933, Mayor Anton Cermak was shot and killed in a failed assassination attempt on President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt while the two were meeting in Miami. Chicago was the nation’s second-largest city from 1890 to 1982.
