Chicago mayoral election, 1979

Chicago Mayoral election, 1979

1977 ← April 3, 1979 → 1983

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

Michael A. Bilandic
Democratic

Jane Byrne
Democratic

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.

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