April 19, 1977 1979 → 490,688 135,282 77.3% 21.3% | Dennis H. Block Dennis Brasky 135,282 5,546 21.3% 0.8% | |
 | ||
In the Chicago mayoral election of 1977, Illinois politician Michael A. Bilandic was elected as mayor, took office as permanent mayor on June 22, 1977. Due to the sudden death of mayor Richard J. Daley, Bilandic was selected by Chicago city council to served as acting mayor for six months until this election on December 20, 1976. In this election, Bilandic faced Republican nominee Dennis H. Block and Socialist Workers nominee Dennis Brasky. Bilandic won the election with 77% of the vote.
References
Chicago mayoral election, 1977 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA