In the Chicago mayoral election of 1889, Democrat

DeWitt Clinton Cregier DeWitt Clinton Cregier (June 1, 1829 - November 9, 1898) served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1889–1891) for the Democratic Party. Early career Cregier worked as an engineer with the City of Chicago, and was awarded, in 1875, and in 1876, ...

defeated incumbent Republican John A. Roche, winning a majority of the vote and a margin of victory in excess of ten percent. The election was held on April 2, 1889.

Campaign

Cregier backed strongly by

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John Peter Altgeld John Peter Altgeld (December 30, 1847 – March 12, 1902) was an American politician and the 20th Governor of Illinois, serving from 1893 until 1897. He was the first Democrat to govern that state since the 1850s. A leading figure of the Progr ...

threw his backing behind Cregier's candidacy.

Results

Creiger received 76.86% of the

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, while Roche received 23.07%.

References

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