Chicago mayoral election, 1979

Chicago Mayoral election, 1979

April 3, 1979



Nominee	Jane Byrne	Wallace D. Johnson	Cleve Andrew Pulley
Party	Democratic	Republican	Socialist Workers
Popular vote	700,874	137,664	15,625
Percentage	82.1%	16.1%	1.8%

Mayor before election

Michael A. Bilandic
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Jane Byrne
Democratic

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In the Chicago mayoral election of 1979, Chicago's first female mayor, Jane Byrne, took office. In the election, Byrne faced Republican nominee Wallace Johnson and Socialist Worker nominee Cleve Andrew Pulley. She won the election with a landslide majority, winning more than 82% of the vote.^[1]

Democratic Primary


Chicago Democratic Party Mayoral Primary, 1979^[2]
Candidate		Votes	%	+/-
	Jane Byrne	412,909	51.04%	N/A
	Michael A. Bilandic	396,194	48.96%	-2.14%
Majority		16,775	2.07%	+16.33%
Total		809,043	100.00%	N/A

Republican Primary


Chicago Republican Party Mayoral Primary, 1979^[3]
Candidate		Votes	%	+/-
	Wallace D. Johnson	18,268	86.39%	N/A
	Raymond G. Wardingley	2,877	13.61%	N/A
Majority		15,391	72.79%	N/A
Total		21,144	100.00%	N/A

References

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