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{{Short description|List of elections featuring Richard M. Daley as a candidate}}
{{Richard M. Daley series}}

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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2013772347_apuschicagomayordaleytenure.html |title=Daley now Chicago mayor 1 day longer than father |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 26, 2010 |newspaper=[[Seattle Times]]}}</ref>

Daley began his electoral political career being elected to serve as a delegate to the 
1969–1970 Illinois [[constitutional convention (political meeting)|constitutional convention]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harper |first1=Dan |title=Subject & Course Guides: Daley Family Collections: About Richard M. Daley |url=https://researchguides.uic.edu/DaleyFamily/RMDbio |website=researchguides.uic.edu |publisher=UIC |access-date=28 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Grossman |first1=Ron |title=Rewriting a constitution not for the weak of heart |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/ct-per-con-con-flashback-0524-jm-20150522-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=28 March 2020 |date=22 May 2015}}</ref>

==Member of the 1969–70 Illinois Constitutional Convention==
{{Election box begin no change |title=1969 Member of the Illinois Constitutional Convention 23rd district primary<ref name="conventionvote">{{cite web |title=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 |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1970/1970%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122104829/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1970/1970%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 22, 2021 |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections |access-date=28 June 2020 }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Nonpartisan politician
  |candidate  = Richard M. Daley
  |votes      = 24,436
  |percentage = 43.11
  }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Nonpartisan politician
  |candidate  = Leonard F. Misk
  |votes      = 20,714
  |percentage = 36.54
  }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Nonpartisan politician
  |candidate  = John P. Tully
  |votes      = 4,027
  |percentage = 7.10
  }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Nonpartisan politician
  |candidate  = Robert A. Urbanek
  |votes      = 3,311
  |percentage = 5.84
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Nonpartisan politician
  |candidate  = George E. Esch
  |votes      = 2,001
  |percentage = 3.53
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Nonpartisan politician
  |candidate  = Howard J. Doyle
  |votes      = 1,305
  |percentage = 2.30
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Nonpartisan politician
  |candidate  = Stephen J. Winbush
  |votes      = 821
  |percentage = 1.45
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Write-in
  |candidate  = Others
  |votes      = 70
  |percentage = 0.12
  }}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 56,685
  | percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=1969 Member of the Illinois Constitutional Convention 23rd district general election<ref name="conventionvote"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Nonpartisan politician
  |candidate  = Richard M. Daley
  |votes      = 30,265
  |percentage = 44.90
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Nonpartisan politician
  |candidate  = Leonard F. Misk
  |votes      = 27,410
  |percentage = 40.66
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Nonpartisan politician
  |candidate  = John P. Tully
  |votes      = 5,275
  |percentage = 7.83
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Nonpartisan politician
  |candidate  = Robert A. Urbanek
  |votes      = 4,459
  |percentage = 6.62
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Write-in
  |candidate  = Others
  |votes      = 1
  |percentage = 0.00
  }}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 67,410
  | percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Illinois state senator==
===1972===
{{Election box begin no change |title=1972 Illinois State Senate 23rd district Democratic primary<ref name=1972results>{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 1972 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH, 21, 1972 |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1972/1972%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections |access-date=28 June 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Richard M. Daley
  |votes      = 41,349
  |percentage = 100
  }}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 41,349
  | percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=1972 Illinois State Senate 23rd district election<ref name=1972results/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Richard M. Daley
  |votes      = 53,315
  |percentage = 74.12
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Robert A. Urbanek
  |votes      = 18,615
  |percentage = 25.88
  }}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 71,930
  | percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1976===
{{Election box begin no change |title=1976 Illinois State Senate 23rd district Democratic primary<ref name=1976results>{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2, 1976 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH, 16, 1976 |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1976/1976%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714180655/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1976/1976%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 14, 2021 |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections |access-date=26 June 2020 }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Richard M. Daley (incumbent)
  |votes      = 36,291
  |percentage = 100
  }}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 36,291
  | percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=1976 Illinois State Senate 23rd district election<ref name=1976results/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Richard M. Daley (incumbent)
  |votes      = 53,615
  |percentage = 100
  }}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 53,615
  | percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1978===
{{Election box begin no change |title=1978 Illinois State Senate 23rd district Democratic primary<ref>{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 21, 1978 |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1978/1978%20PE.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327112515/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1978/1978%20PE.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |website=www.elections.il.gov |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections |access-date=25 June 2020 }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Richard M. Daley (incumbent)
  |votes      = 30,541
  |percentage = 100
  }}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 30,541
  | percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=1978 Illinois State Senate 23rd district election<ref>{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 1978 |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1978/1978%20GE.PDF |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections |access-date=25 June 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Richard M. Daley (incumbent)
  |votes      = 46,652
  |percentage = 100
  }}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 46,652
  | percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Cook County State's Attorney==
===1980===
{{Election box begin no change | title=1980 Cook County State’s Attorney Democratic primary<ref>{{cite news |last1=Colby |first1=Peter W. |last2=Green |first2=Paul Michael |title=The Irish game: watch Byrne watch Daley watching Byrne |url=https://www.lib.niu.edu/1980/ii800904.html |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=Illinois Issues |date=September 1980}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Richard M. Daley (incumbent)
  |votes      = 436,089
  |percentage = 62.63
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Edward M. Burke]]
  |votes      = 260,266
  |percentage = 37.38
  }}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 696,355
  | percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=[[1980 Cook County State's Attorney election]]<ref>Illinois Elections (p. 90) c. 1986. Publishers, Paul Green, David Everson, Peter Colby, and Joan Parker</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Richard M. Daley
  |votes      = 1,058,529
  |percentage = 50.39
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Bernard Carey]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 1,042,287	
  |percentage = 49.61
  }}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 2,100,816
  | percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1984===
{{Election box begin no change |title=1984 Cook County State's Attorney Democratic primary<ref>{{cite web |title=1984MarCombinedSummary |url=http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/archive/1984MarCombinedSummary.pdf |website=voterinfo.net |publisher=Cook County Clerk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003205057/http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/archive/1984MarCombinedSummary.pdf |archive-date=3 October 2008}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Richard M. Daley (incumbent)
  |votes      = 629,743
  |percentage = 63.85
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Lawrence S. Bloom]]
  |votes      = 356,381
  |percentage = 36.14
  }}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 986,124
  | percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=[[1984 Cook County, Illinois elections#State's Attorney|1984 Cook County State's Attorney election]]<ref>Illinois Elections (p. 90) c. 1986. Publishers, Paul Green, David Everson, Peter Colby, and Joan Parker.</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Richard M. Daley (incumbent)
  |votes      = 1,418,775
  |percentage = 65.98
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Richard J. Brzeczek]]
  |votes      = 731,634	
  |percentage = 34.02
  }}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 2,100,816
  | percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1988===
{{Election box begin no change |title=1988 Cook County State's Attorney Democratic primary<ref>{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1988 |url=http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/archive/1988MarCombinedSummary.pdf |website=voterinfo.net |publisher=Cook County Clerk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003205700/http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/archive/1988MarCombinedSummary.pdf |archive-date=3 October 2008}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Richard M. Daley (incumbent)
  |votes      = 641,789
  |percentage = 100
  }}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 641,789
  | percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=[[1988 Cook County, Illinois elections#State's Attorney|1988 Cook County State's Attorney election]]<ref>{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1988 |url=http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/archive/1988NovCombinedSummary.pdf |website=voterinfo.net |publisher=Cook County Clerk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003205808/http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/archive/1988NovCombinedSummary.pdf |archive-date=3 October 2008}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Richard M. Daley (incumbent)
  |votes      = 1,303,906
  |percentage = 66.70
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Terrance W. Gainer]]
  |votes      = 650,942	
  |percentage = 33.30
  }}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 1,954,848
  | percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Mayor of Chicago==
===1983===
{{Election box begin no change |title=[[1983 Chicago mayoral election#Democratic primary|1983 Chicago mayoral Democratic primary]]{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Harold Washington]]
  |votes      = 424,324
  |percentage = 36.28
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Jane Byrne]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 393,500
  |percentage = 33.64
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Richard M. Daley
  |votes      = 346,835
  |percentage = 29.65
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Frank R. Ranallo
  |votes      = 2,367
  |percentage = 0.20
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = William Markowski
  |votes      = 1,412
  |percentage = 0.12
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Sheila Jones
  |votes      = 1,285
  |percentage = 0.08
  }}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 1,169,723
  | percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1989 special===
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1989 Chicago mayoral special election Democratic primary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_primary%2Cgis_entity_crdd_1989_Primary_Election%2Cil_chi_mayor_dem|title= Election Results for 1989 Primary Election, Mayor, Chicago, Illinois (Democratic Party)|work=ChicagoDemocracy.org|access-date=August 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228154329/http://chicagodemocracy.org:80/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_primary,gis_entity_crdd_1989_Primary_Election,il_chi_mayor_dem&tab=Maps|archive-date=February 28, 2017}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Richard M. Daley
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 485,182
| percentage = 55.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Eugene Sawyer]] (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 383,535
| percentage = 43.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = James C. Taylor
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 2,233
| percentage = 0.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Sheila A. Jones
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 1,160
| percentage = 0.13
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 872,110
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=[[1989 Chicago mayoral special election]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_general%2Cgis_entity_crdd_1989_Special_Election%2Cil_chi_mayor | title=Election Results for 1989 Special Election, Mayor, Chicago, Illinois|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621154648/http://chicagodemocracy.org:80/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_general%2Cgis_entity_crdd_1989_Special_Election%2Cil_chi_mayor|archive-date=June 21, 2021|access-date=August 25, 2024|work=ChicagoDemocracy.org}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Richard M. Daley
|votes = 576,620
|percentage = 55.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Harold Washington Party
|candidate =[[Timothy C. Evans]]
|votes = 427,954
|percentage = 41.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Edward Vrdolyak]]
|votes = 35,964
|percentage = 3.46
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes      = 1,040,538
  |percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1991===
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1991 Chicago mayoral Democratic primary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_primary%2Cgis_entity_crdd_1991_Primary_Election%2Cil_chi_mayor_dem|title = Election Results for 1991 Primary Election, Mayor, Chicago, Illinois (Democratic Party)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628233256/http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_primary%2Cgis_entity_crdd_1991_Primary_Election%2Cil_chi_mayor_dem|archive-date=June 28, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2024|url-status=dead|work=ChicagoDemocracy.org}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Richard M. Daley (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 408,418
| percentage = 69.47
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Danny K. Davis]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 199,408
| percentage = 33.92
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Jane Byrne|Jane M. Byrne]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 38,216
| percentage = 6.50
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Sheila A. Jones
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 2,146
| percentage = 0.37
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 587,923
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=[[1991 Chicago mayoral election]]<ref name=chicagodemocracygen>{{cite web | url=http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_general,gis_entity_crdd_1991_General_Election,il_chi_mayor | title=Election Results for 1991 General Election, Mayor, Chicago, Illinois | publisher=Chicago Democracy | access-date=August 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701014335/http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_general,gis_entity_crdd_1991_General_Election,il_chi_mayor|archive-date=July 1, 2020|url-status=dead|work=ChicagoDemocracy.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Election Commissioners For the City of Chicago Mayoral Election Results Since 1900 General Elections Only |url=http://66.107.4.19/ |publisher=Chicago Board of Election Commissioners |access-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040718031857/http://66.107.4.19/ |archive-date=July 18, 2004 |date=18 July 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Richard M. Daley (incumbent)
|votes = 450,581
|percentage = 70.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Harold Washington Party
|candidate =[[R. Eugene Pincham]]
|votes = 160,302
|percentage = 25.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = George S. Gottlieb
|votes = 23,421
|percentage = 3.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Socialist Workers Party (United States)
|candidate = [[James Warren (presidential candidate)|James Warren]]
|votes = 3,581
|percentage = 0.56
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes      = 637,885
  |percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1995===
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1995 Chicago mayoral Democratic primary<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_primary%2Cgis_entity_crdd_1995_Primary_Election%2Cil_chi_mayor_dem |title=Election Results for 1995 Primary Election, Mayor, Chicago, Illinois (Democratic Party)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702043553/http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_primary%2Cgis_entity_crdd_1995_Primary_Election%2Cil_chi_mayor_dem|archive-date=July 2, 2020|work=ChicagoDemocracy.org}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Richard M. Daley (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 348,153
| percentage = 65.79
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joseph E. Gardner
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 174,943
| percentage = 33.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Sheila A. Jones
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 6,067
| percentage = 1.15
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 529,163
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=[[1995 Chicago mayoral election]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_general,gis_entity_crdd_1995_General_Election,il_chi_mayor | title=Election Results for 1995 General Election, Mayor, Chicago, Illinois | access-date=August 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628233259/http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_general,gis_entity_crdd_1995_General_Election,il_chi_mayor|archive-date=June 28, 2020|work=ChicagoDemocracy.org}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Richard M. Daley (incumbent)
|votes = 359,466
|percentage = 60.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = [[Roland Burris|Roland W. Burris]]
|votes = 217,024
|percentage = 36.28
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Raymond Wardingley]]
|votes = 16,568
|percentage = 2.77
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Harold Washington Party
|candidate = Lawrence C. Redmond
|votes = 5,160
|percentage = 0.86
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes  = 598,218
 |percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1999===
{{Election box begin no change| title=[[1999 Chicago mayoral election]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_general,gis_entity_crdd_1999_General_Election,il_chi_mayor | title=Election Results for 1999 General Election, Mayor, Chicago, Illinois |work=ChicagoDemocracy.org | access-date=August 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702124433/http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_general,gis_entity_crdd_1999_General_Election,il_chi_mayor|archive-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Richard M. Daley (incumbent)
|votes = 428,872
|percentage = 71.89
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = [[Bobby Rush]]
|votes = 167,709
|percentage = 28.11
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes      = 596,581
  |percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2003===
{{Election box begin no change| title=[[2003 Chicago mayoral election]]<ref>{{cite web| url=https://chicagoelections.com/en/election-results.asp?election=110 | title=2003 Municipal General - 2/25/03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/proclamations/Proc-2003-02-25.pdf |title=TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2003 A.D. |publisher=Chicago Board of Elections |access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Richard M. Daley (incumbent)
|votes = 363,553
|percentage = 78.46
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Paul L. Jakes Jr.
|votes = 64,941
|percentage = 14.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Patricia McAllister
|votes = 27,350
|percentage = 5.90
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Joseph McAfee
|votes = 7,488
|percentage = 1.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Write-in
|candidate = Others
|votes = 3
|percentage = 0.00
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes      = 463,335
  |percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2007===
{{Election box begin no change| title=[[2007 Chicago mayoral election]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/proclamations/Proc-2007-02-27.pdf |title=TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 A.D. |publisher=Chicago Board of Elections |access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Richard M. Daley (incumbent)
|votes = 324,519
|percentage = 71.05
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = [[Dorothy A. Brown (politician)|Dorothy A. Brown]]
|votes = 91,878
|percentage = 20.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = William Walls
|votes = 40,368
|percentage = 8.84
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Write-in
|candidate = Others
|votes = 22
|percentage = 0.00
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes      = 456,787
  |percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Richard M. Daley]]
[[Category:Electoral history of politicians from Illinois|Daley, Richard M.]]