Electoral history of Richard M. Daley
# Electoral history of Richard M. Daley

* This article is part of a series about Richard M. Daley

Daley family

Electoral history

Tenure in Illinois State Senate

Tenure as Cook County State's Attorney

1980 election

1984 election

1988 election

Mayoralty

Elections

1983 primary

1989

1991

1995

1999

2003

2007

2002–03 renovation of Soldier Field

2016 Summer Olympics bid

Block 37

Demolition and closure of Meigs Field

Hired Truck Program

Crisis management

Establishment of CDFM

Chicago flood

1995 Chicago heat wave

Events hosted by city

1994 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony

1996 DNC

2006 Gay Games

Law enforcement and crime

Civil unrest

Chicago Bulls Championship riots

CPD

CAPS

CLEAR

Operation Virtual Shield

CPD torture allegations

Graffiti Blasters

Parks and recreation projects

Chicago Riverwalk

Navy Pier revamp

Northernly Island

Millennium Park

Park Grill controversy

Museum Campus

Ping Tom Memorial Park

Public schools

Renaissance 2010

Takeover of CPS control

Transit

Establishment of CDOT

O'Hare Airport modernization and reconfiguration

CTA Orange Line

CTA Pink Line

2003–04 Chicago Skyway rehab

Unrealized transit proposals

Clinton Street Subway

Airport Express

Mid-City Transitway

Lake Calumet Airport

Privatization of Midway Airport :

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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.

Daley began his electoral political career being elected to serve as a delegate to the 1969–1970 Illinois constitutional convention.

## Member of the 1969–70 Illinois Constitutional Convention

1969 Member of the Illinois Constitutional Convention 23rd district primary :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nonpartisan | Richard M. Daley | 24,436 | 43.11 |
| | Nonpartisan | Leonard F. Misk | 20,714 | 36.54 |
| | Nonpartisan | John P. Tully | 4,027 | 7.10 |
| | Nonpartisan | Robert A. Urbanek | 3,311 | 5.84 |
| | Nonpartisan | George E. Esch | 2,001 | 3.53 |
| | Nonpartisan | Howard J. Doyle | 1,305 | 2.30 |
| | Nonpartisan | Stephen J. Winbush | 821 | 1.45 |
| | Write-in | Others | 70 | 0.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,685 | 100 |

1969 Member of the Illinois Constitutional Convention 23rd district general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nonpartisan | Richard M. Daley | 30,265 | 44.90 |
| | Nonpartisan | Leonard F. Misk | 27,410 | 40.66 |
| | Nonpartisan | John P. Tully | 5,275 | 7.83 |
| | Nonpartisan | Robert A. Urbanek | 4,459 | 6.62 |
| | Write-in | Others | 1 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67,410 | 100 |

## Illinois state senator

### 1972

1972 Illinois State Senate 23rd district Democratic primary :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley | 41,349 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,349 | 100 |

1972 Illinois State Senate 23rd district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley | 53,315 | 74.12 |
| | Republican | Robert A. Urbanek | 18,615 | 25.88 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,930 | 100 |

### 1976

1976 Illinois State Senate 23rd district Democratic primary :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 36,291 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,291 | 100 |

1976 Illinois State Senate 23rd district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 53,615 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 53,615 | 100 |

### 1978

1978 Illinois State Senate 23rd district Democratic primary :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 30,541 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,541 | 100 |

1978 Illinois State Senate 23rd district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 46,652 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,652 | 100 |

## Cook County State's Attorney

### 1980

1980 Cook County State’s Attorney Democratic primary :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 436,089 | 62.63 |
| | Democratic | Edward M. Burke | 260,266 | 37.38 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 696,355 | 100 |

1980 Cook County State's Attorney election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley | 1,058,529 | 50.39 |
| | Republican | Bernard Carey (incumbent) | 1,042,287 | 49.61 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,100,816 | 100 |

### 1984

1984 Cook County State's Attorney Democratic primary :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 629,743 | 63.85 |
| | Democratic | Lawrence S. Bloom | 356,381 | 36.14 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 986,124 | 100 |

1984 Cook County State's Attorney election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 1,418,775 | 65.98 |
| | Republican | Richard J. Brzeczek | 731,634 | 34.02 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,100,816 | 100 |

### 1988

1988 Cook County State's Attorney Democratic primary :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 641,789 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 641,789 | 100 |

1988 Cook County State's Attorney election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 1,303,906 | 66.70 |
| | Republican | Terrance W. Gainer | 650,942 | 33.30 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,954,848 | 100 |

## Mayor of Chicago

### 1983

1983 Chicago mayoral Democratic primary :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Harold Washington | 424,324 | 36.28 |
| | Democratic | Jane Byrne (incumbent) | 393,500 | 33.64 |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley | 346,835 | 29.65 |
| | Democratic | Frank R. Ranallo | 2,367 | 0.20 |
| | Democratic | William Markowski | 1,412 | 0.12 |
| | Democratic | Sheila Jones | 1,285 | 0.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,169,723 | 100 |

### 1989 special

1989 Chicago mayoral special election Democratic primary :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley | 485,182 | 55.63 |
| | Democratic | Eugene Sawyer (incumbent) | 383,535 | 43.98 |
| | Democratic | James C. Taylor | 2,233 | 0.26 |
| | Democratic | Sheila A. Jones | 1,160 | 0.13 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 872,110 | 100.00 |

1989 Chicago mayoral special election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley | 576,620 | 55.42 |
| | Harold Washington | Timothy C. Evans | 427,954 | 41.13 |
| | Republican | Edward Vrdolyak | 35,964 | 3.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,040,538 | 100 |

### 1991

1991 Chicago mayoral Democratic primary :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 408,418 | 69.47 |
| | Democratic | Danny K. Davis | 199,408 | 33.92 |
| | Democratic | Jane M. Byrne | 38,216 | 6.50 |
| | Democratic | Sheila A. Jones | 2,146 | 0.37 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 587,923 | 100 |

1991 Chicago mayoral election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 450,581 | 70.64 |
| | Harold Washington | R. Eugene Pincham | 160,302 | 25.13 |
| | Republican | George S. Gottlieb | 23,421 | 3.67 |
| | Socialist Workers | James Warren | 3,581 | 0.56 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 637,885 | 100 |

### 1995

1995 Chicago mayoral Democratic primary :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 348,153 | 65.79 |
| | Democratic | Joseph E. Gardner | 174,943 | 33.06 |
| | Democratic | Sheila A. Jones | 6,067 | 1.15 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 529,163 | 100 |

1995 Chicago mayoral election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 359,466 | 60.09 |
| | Independent | Roland W. Burris | 217,024 | 36.28 |
| | Republican | Raymond Wardingley | 16,568 | 2.77 |
| | Harold Washington | Lawrence C. Redmond | 5,160 | 0.86 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 598,218 | 100 |

### 1999

1999 Chicago mayoral election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nonpartisan | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 428,872 | 71.89 |
| | Nonpartisan | Bobby Rush | 167,709 | 28.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 596,581 | 100 |

### 2003

2003 Chicago mayoral election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nonpartisan | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 363,553 | 78.46 |
| | Nonpartisan | Paul L. Jakes Jr. | 64,941 | 14.02 |
| | Nonpartisan | Patricia McAllister | 27,350 | 5.90 |
| | Nonpartisan | Joseph McAfee | 7,488 | 1.62 |
| | Write-in | Others | 3 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 463,335 | 100 |

### 2007

2007 Chicago mayoral election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nonpartisan | Richard M. Daley (incumbent) | 324,519 | 71.05 |
| | Nonpartisan | Dorothy A. Brown | 91,878 | 20.12 |
| | Nonpartisan | William Walls | 40,368 | 8.84 |
| | Write-in | Others | 22 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 456,787 | 100 |
