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The following is the electoral history of Richard M. Daley, an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago, Cook County State's Attorney, and Illinois state senator.

Daley was the longest-serving mayor of Chicago, serving 22 years with five full terms, plus a partial term.[1]

Daley began his electoral political career being elected to serve as a delegate to the 1969–1970 Illinois constitutional convention.[2][3]

Member of the 1969–70 Illinois Constitutional Convention

1969 Member of the Illinois Constitutional Convention 23rd district primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Richard M. Daley 24,436 43.11
Nonpartisan Leonard F. Misk 20,714 36.54
Nonpartisan John P. Tully 4,027 7.10
Nonpartisan Robert A. Urbanek 3,311 5.84
Nonpartisan George E. Esch 2,001 3.53
Nonpartisan Howard J. Doyle 1,305 2.30
Nonpartisan Stephen J. Winbush 821 1.45
Write-in Others 70 0.12
Total votes 56,685 100
1969 Member of the Illinois Constitutional Convention 23rd district general election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Richard M. Daley 30,265 44.90
Nonpartisan Leonard F. Misk 27,410 40.66
Nonpartisan John P. Tully 5,275 7.83
Nonpartisan Robert A. Urbanek 4,459 6.62
Write-in Others 1 0.00
Total votes 67,410 100

Illinois state senator

1972

1972 Illinois State Senate 23rd district Democratic primary[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley 41,349 100
Total votes 41,349 100
1972 Illinois State Senate 23rd district election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley 53,315 74.12
Republican Robert A. Urbanek 18,615 25.88
Total votes 71,930 100

1976

1976 Illinois State Senate 23rd district Democratic primary[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 36,291 100
Total votes 36,291 100
1976 Illinois State Senate 23rd district election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 53,615 100
Total votes 53,615 100

1978

1978 Illinois State Senate 23rd district Democratic primary[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 30,541 100
Total votes 30,541 100
1978 Illinois State Senate 23rd district election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 46,652 100
Total votes 46,652 100

Cook County State's Attorney

1980

1980 Cook County State’s Attorney Democratic primary[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 436,089 62.63
Democratic Edward M. Burke 260,266 37.38
Total votes 696,355 100
1980 Cook County State's Attorney election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley 1,058,529 50.39
Republican Bernard Carey (incumbent) 1,042,287 49.61
Total votes 2,100,816 100

1984

1984 Cook County State's Attorney Democratic primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 629,743 63.85
Democratic Lawrence S. Bloom 356,381 36.14
Total votes 986,124 100
1984 Cook County State's Attorney election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 1,418,775 65.98
Republican Richard J. Brzeczek 731,634 34.02
Total votes 2,100,816 100

1988

1988 Cook County State's Attorney Democratic primary[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 641,789 100
Total votes 641,789 100
1988 Cook County State's Attorney election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 1,303,906 66.70
Republican Terrance W. Gainer 650,942 33.30
Total votes 1,954,848 100

Mayor of Chicago

1983

1983 Chicago mayoral Democratic primary[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold Washington 424,324 36.28
Democratic Jane Byrne (incumbent) 393,500 33.64
Democratic Richard M. Daley 346,835 29.65
Democratic Frank R. Ranallo 2,367 0.20
Democratic William Markowski 1,412 0.12
Democratic Sheila Jones 1,285 0.08
Total votes 1,169,723 100

1989 special

1989 Chicago mayoral special election Democratic primary[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley 485,182 55.63
Democratic Eugene Sawyer (incumbent) 383,535 43.98
Democratic James C. Taylor 2,233 0.26
Democratic Sheila A. Jones 1,160 0.13
Total votes 872,110 100.00
1989 Chicago mayoral special election[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley 576,620 55.42
Harold Washington Timothy C. Evans 427,954 41.13
Republican Edward Vrdolyak 35,964 3.46
Total votes 1,040,538 100

1991

1991 Chicago mayoral Democratic primary[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 408,418 69.47
Democratic Danny K. Davis 199,408 33.92
Democratic Jane M. Byrne 38,216 6.50
Democratic Sheila A. Jones 2,146 0.37
Total votes 587,923 100
1991 Chicago mayoral election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 450,581 70.64
Harold Washington R. Eugene Pincham 160,302 25.13
Republican George S. Gottlieb 23,421 3.67
Socialist Workers James Warren 3,581 0.56
Total votes 637,885 100

1995

1995 Chicago mayoral Democratic primary[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 348,153 65.79
Democratic Joseph E. Gardner 174,943 33.06
Democratic Sheila A. Jones 6,067 1.15
Total votes 529,163 100
1995 Chicago mayoral election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 359,466 60.09
Independent Roland W. Burris 217,024 36.28
Republican Raymond Wardingley 16,568 2.77
Harold Washington Lawrence C. Redmond 5,160 0.86
Total votes 598,218 100

1999

1999 Chicago mayoral election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 428,872 71.89
Nonpartisan Bobby Rush 167,709 28.11
Total votes 596,581 100

2003

2003 Chicago mayoral election[22][23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 363,553 78.46
Nonpartisan Paul L. Jakes Jr. 64,941 14.02
Nonpartisan Patricia McAllister 27,350 5.90
Nonpartisan Joseph McAfee 7,488 1.62
Write-in Others 3 0.00
Total votes 463,335 100

2007

2007 Chicago mayoral election[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 324,519 71.05
Nonpartisan Dorothy A. Brown 91,878 20.12
Nonpartisan William Walls 40,368 8.84
Write-in Others 22 0.00
Total votes 456,787 100

References

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  2. ^ Harper, Dan. "Subject & Course Guides: Daley Family Collections: About Richard M. Daley". researchguides.uic.edu. UIC. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ Grossman, Ron (22 May 2015). "Rewriting a constitution not for the weak of heart". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 1970 JUDICIAL • MEMBERS OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION PRIMARY AND GENERAL • PROPOSED 1970 CONSTITUTION • SPECIAL ELECTIONS • PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH, 17, 1970" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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  10. ^ Illinois Elections (p. 90) c. 1986. Publishers, Paul Green, David Everson, Peter Colby, and Joan Parker
  11. ^ "1984MarCombinedSummary" (PDF). voterinfo.net. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2008.
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  15. ^ http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_primary%2Cgis_entity_crdd_1989_Primary_Election%2Cil_chi_mayor_dem Election Results for 1989 Primary Election, Mayor, Chicago, Illinois (Democratic Party)
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  19. ^ http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_primary%2Cgis_entity_crdd_1995_Primary_Election%2Cil_chi_mayor_dem Election Results for 1995 Primary Election, Mayor, Chicago, Illinois (Democratic Party)
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  21. ^ "Election Results for 1999 General Election, Mayor, Chicago, Illinois". Chicago Democracy. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
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