The Chicago mayoral election of 1983 began with the primary on February 22, 1983, which was followed by the general on April 12, 1983. The election resulted in the victory of Chicago’s first African A
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Washington holds a press conference at the Hyatt Regency Chicago on December 13, 1982.
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Harold Lee Washington was an American politician and lawyer who was the 51st mayor of Chicago from 1983 until his death in 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first Black person to hold
1983 Chicago mayoral election
…February 22, 1983, which was followed by the general on April 12, 1983. The election resulted in the victory of Chicago’s first African American mayor, Harold Washington, over Republican Bernard Epton. Incumbent Mayor Jane Byrne, who had served since April 16, 1979, faced primary challenges from Cook County State's…
Washington, circa 1982
Washington marching through Chicago with Walter Mondale during Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign
Harold Washington speaking at the commissioning of USS Chicago, September 1986.