richard j. daley was the longest serving mayor in us history.
richard j. daley was the longest serving mayor in us history.
who is the longest serving mayor in us history?
richard j. daley
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by the day of the election, harrison was already the second-longest serving mayor in the city's history, and was only roughly a month shy of surpassing monroe heath as the longest serving mayor.









































harrison's 15% margin of victory was the greatest in all of his campaigns for mayor.









































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a key issue of the election was the high licensing fees in the city.









































during the campaign, many reformers, newspapers, and business interests coalesced their support behind a citizen's ticket that supported republican nominee eugene cary for mayor. 









































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64% of the city's german population voted for harrison.
1883 chicago mayoral election