Chicago mayoral election, 1995

Chicago Mayoral election, 1995

February 22, 1995

Nominee Richard M. Daley Roland Burris Raymond Wardingley Party Democratic Independent Republican Popular vote 359,466 217,024 16,658 Percentage 60.1% 36.3% 2.8%   Nominee Lawrence Redmond Party Harold Washington Party Popular vote 5,160 Percentage 0.9%

Mayor before election Richard M. Daley Democratic Elected Mayor Richard M. Daley Democratic

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The Chicago Mayoral Election of 1995 resulted in the re-election of incumbent Richard M. Daley over Democratic Party nominee Roland Burris, with 359,466 votes to Burris's 217,024. Daley won 60.1% of the total vote. The sole Republican candidate, Raymond Wardingley, fared poorly, with only 2.8% of the vote. The fourth nominee, Lawrence Redmond of the Harold Washington Party, won 0.9% of the votes.^[1] This was the last election for Mayor of Chicago where candidates ran under party labels.^[2]

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