1959 Chicago mayoral election

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The 1959 Chicago mayoral election was a municipal contest in which Democratic political boss Richard J. Daley secured another term as mayor, further consolidating his control over the city’s powerful political machine.

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1959 Chicago mayoral election canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf election in Chicago ⓘ
mayoral election ⓘ
municipal election ⓘ
ballotType secret ballot ⓘ
campaignIssue city services ⓘ
public housing ⓘ
taxation ⓘ
urban renewal ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
decade 1950s ⓘ
democraticNominee Richard J. Daley ⓘ
electionDate 1959-04-07 ⓘ
electionType presidential-style mayoral election ⓘ
electorate registered voters of Chicago ⓘ
governingBodyAfterElection City of Chicago municipal government ⓘ
heldOn first Tuesday in April 1959 ⓘ
incumbentBeforeElection Richard J. Daley ⓘ
incumbentPartyBeforeElection Democratic Party ⓘ
languageOfCampaign English ⓘ
locatedIn Chicago ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ
majorParty Democratic Party ⓘ
Republican Party ⓘ
mayorAfterElection Richard J. Daley ⓘ
mayorPartyAfterElection Democratic Party ⓘ
nextElection 1963 Chicago mayoral election ⓘ
notableFor further consolidation of Chicago Democratic machine control ⓘ
large victory margin for Richard J. Daley ⓘ
officeContested Mayor of Chicago ⓘ
oversaw continuation of Democratic dominance in Chicago politics ⓘ
partOf Chicago mayoral elections ⓘ
popularVoteRunnerUp Timothy P. Sheehan ⓘ
popularVoteWinner Richard J. Daley ⓘ
postElectionOfficeHolder Richard J. Daley ⓘ
preElectionOfficeHolder Richard J. Daley ⓘ
previousElection 1955 Chicago mayoral election ⓘ
republicanNominee Timothy P. Sheehan ⓘ
resultedIn reelection of Richard J. Daley as mayor ⓘ
runnerUpVoteShare approximately 29.0 percent ⓘ
strengthened Richard J. Daley political machine ⓘ
timePeriod Cold War era ⓘ
voterTurnout approximately 57 percent ⓘ
winner Richard J. Daley ⓘ
winnerVoteShare approximately 71.0 percent ⓘ
winningParty Democratic Party ⓘ

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Richard J. Daley → reElectedIn → 1959 Chicago mayoral election ⓘ
1963 Chicago mayoral election → previousElection → 1959 Chicago mayoral election ⓘ