1877 Chicago mayoral election
In the Chicago mayoral election of 1877, Republican Monroe Heath was reelected, defeating Democrat Perry H. Smith by a more than twenty point margin.
On April 23, 1875, Chicago had voted to operate under the Cities and Villages Act of 1872. This moved its mayoral elections from November to April. The 1877 election was the first Chicago mayoral election to be scheduled in accordance with this change. As a result, the election took place on April 3.Results
Heath won reelection by a large majority. Republicans managed to sweep all citywide offices in the municipal elections.
