February 22, 1995 1999 → 217,024 16,658 36.3% 2.8% | 359,466 217,024 60.1% 36.3% | |
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The Chicago Mayoral Election of 1995 resulted in the re-election of Democratic Party nominee incumbent Richard M. Daley over independent candidate Roland Burris, with 359,466 votes to Burris's 217,024. Daley won 60.1% of the total vote. The 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. This was the last election for Mayor of Chicago where candidates ran under party labels.
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Chicago mayoral election, 1995 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA