1963 Chicago mayoral election

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The 1963 Chicago mayoral election was a municipal contest in which Democratic political boss Richard J. Daley secured another term as mayor, reinforcing his dominance over the city’s political landscape.

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1963 Chicago mayoral election canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mayoral election ⓘ
municipal election ⓘ
campaignIssue city services ⓘ
law and order ⓘ
taxes ⓘ
urban renewal ⓘ
chronologicalPosition fifteenth consecutive Democratic victory in Chicago mayoral elections since 1931 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
electionDate 1963-04-02 ⓘ
electionForOffice Mayor of Chicago ⓘ
electionType presidential-style mayoral election ⓘ
electoralSystem popular vote ⓘ
hasBallotAccessFor Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party

Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
hasCandidate Benjamin S. Adamowski ⓘ
Richard J. Daley ⓘ
heldOnLevelOfGovernment municipal ⓘ
incumbentBeforeElection Richard J. Daley ⓘ
incumbentPartyAfterElection Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
incumbentPartyBeforeElection Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
locatedIn Chicago ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ
majorParty Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party

Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
nextElection 1967 Chicago mayoral election ⓘ
officeHolderAfterElection Richard J. Daley ⓘ
partOf history of Chicago mayoral elections ⓘ
partyOfLosingCandidate Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
partyOfWinningCandidate Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
percentageOfVoteForBenjamin S. Adamowski 41.67% ⓘ
percentageOfVoteForRichard J. Daley 58.83% ⓘ
popularVoteReceivedByBenjamin S. Adamowski 594,263 ⓘ
popularVoteReceivedByRichard J. Daley 838,616 ⓘ
previousElection 1959 Chicago mayoral election ⓘ
result Democratic hold ⓘ
significance Reinforced Richard J. Daley’s control over Chicago politics ⓘ
timePeriod Cold War era ⓘ
linked to: Cold War
turnoutPercentage ~76% ⓘ
voterTurnout ~1,432,879 ⓘ
winningCandidate Richard J. Daley ⓘ

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