Editing Harold Washington (section)

==Electoral history==
{{hatnote|Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding}}

===Illinois State Representative===
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| title = Illinois House of Representatives general election, 1964{{efn|This is a pulled list of ten candidates with similar vote totals to Harold Washington as the original ballot had 236 candidates.}}<ref name=ILSBE>{{Cite web |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/DownloadVoteTotals.aspx?T=637992959831528061 |title=Downloadable Vote Totals |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]] }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Leland J. Kennedy ([[incumbent]])
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[Paul E. Rink]] ([[incumbent]])
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = James D. Carrigan ([[incumbent]])
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Joe W. Russell ([[incumbent]])
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Melvin McNairy
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = ''Harold Washington''
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[John Jerome Hill|John Jerome (Jack) Hill]] ([[incumbent]])
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Clyde Lee ([[incumbent]])
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[Clyde L. Choate]] ([[incumbent]])
| votes =  
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Charles Ed Schaefer ([[incumbent]])
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{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 26th Representative District Democratic primary, 1966<ref name=ILSBE />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 28426.5
| percentage = 57.9
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Owen D. Pelt
| votes = 17,035.5
| percentage = 34.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[Peggy Smith Martin]]
| votes = 3,818
| percentage = 7.8
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 49280
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 26th Representative District general election, 1966<ref name=ILSBE />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 55513
| percentage = 44.2
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Owen D. Pelt
| votes = 53783.5
| percentage = 42.8
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = J. Horace Gardner
| votes = 16294.5
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 125591
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 26th Representative District Democratic primary, 1968<ref name=ILSBE />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 17670.5
| percentage = 51.6
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Owen D. Pelt ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 12153
| percentage = 35.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[Peggy Smith Martin]]
| votes = 2,367
| percentage = 6.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Ulmer D. Lynch, Jr.
| votes = 2,067
| percentage = 6.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 34257.5
| percentage = 100
}}
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{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 26th Representative District general election, 1968<ref name=ILSBE />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 70203.5
| percentage = 48.3
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[James C. Taylor]]
| votes = 65616
| percentage = 45.1
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = J. Horace Gardner ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 9571.5
| percentage = 6.6
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 145391
| percentage = 100
}}
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| title = Illinois's 26th Representative District Democratic primary, 1970<ref name=ILSBE />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[James C. Taylor]] ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 21072.5
| percentage = 53.4
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 14828.5
| percentage = 37.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[Peggy Smith Martin]]
| votes = 1,916.5
| percentage = 4.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Clyde Exson
| votes = 1,654.5
| percentage = 4.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 39472
| percentage = 100
}}
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{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 26th Representative District general election, 1970<ref name=ILSBE />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[James C. Taylor]] ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 45686
| percentage = 48.0
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 42996
| percentage = 45.2
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = J. Horace Gardner ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 6461.5
| percentage = 6.7
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 95143.5
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 26th Legislative District Representative Democratic primary, 1972<ref name=ILSBE />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 26123
| percentage = 40.1
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[Peggy Smith Martin]]
| votes = 21199
| percentage = 32.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[James C. Taylor]] ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 17,876.5
| percentage = 27.4
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 65198.5
| percentage = 100
}}
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{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 26th Legislative District Representative general election, 1972<ref name=ILSBE />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 49706.5
| percentage = 37.2
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[Peggy Smith Martin]]
| votes = 47527.5
| percentage = 35.6
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent politician
| candidate = [[James C. Taylor]] ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 25240
| percentage = 18.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Maurice Beacham
| votes = 11,042
| percentage = 8.3
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 133516
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 26th Legislative District Representative Democratic primary, 1974<ref name=ILSBE />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[James C. Taylor]] ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 27999
| percentage = 54.0
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 12854.5
| percentage = 24.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[Peggy Smith Martin]] ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 10,960
| percentage = 21.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 51813.5
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 26th Legislative District Representative general election, 1974<ref name=ILSBE />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 30556.5
| percentage = 41.4
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[James C. Taylor]] ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 29764.5
| percentage = 40.3
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent politician
| candidate = Taylor Pouncey
| votes = 8685.5
| percentage = 11.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Jerry Washington, Jr.
| votes = 2,990.5
| percentage = 4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Magnolia Prowell
| votes = 1,817
| percentage = 2.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 73814
| percentage = 100
}}
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===Illinois State Senator===
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| title = Illinois's 26th Legislative District Senator Democratic primary, 1976<ref name=ILSBE />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 9030
| percentage = 56.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[Anna Langford|Anna R. Langford]]
| votes = 6,897
| percentage = 43.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 15927
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 26th Legislative District Senator general election, 1976<ref name=ILSBE />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 42365
| percentage = 95.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Edward F. Brown
| votes = 2,147
| percentage = 4.8
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 44512
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 26th Legislative District Senator Democratic primary, 1978<ref name=ILSBE />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 8953
| percentage = 49.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Clarence C. Barry
| votes = 8,734
| percentage = 48.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Sabrina A. Washington
| votes = 459
| percentage = 2.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 18146
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 26th Legislative District Senator general election, 1978<ref name=ILSBE />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 21291
| percentage = 81.4
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| party = Citizens For Taylor Pouncey
| candidate = Clarence C. Barry
| votes = 4,854
| percentage = 18.6
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 26145
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

===U.S. Congressman===
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| title = [[Illinois's 1st congressional district]] Democratic primary, 1980<ref name=ILSBE />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Harold Washington
| votes = 30522
| percentage = 47.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Ralph H. Metcalfe, Jr.
| votes = 12,356
| percentage = 19.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = [[Bennett Stewart|Bennett M. Stewart]] ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 10,810
| percentage = 16.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = [[John Stroger|John H. Stroger, Jr.]]
| votes = 10,284
| percentage = 16.1
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 11
| percentage = nil
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 63983
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1980<ref name=ILSBE />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Harold Washington
| votes = 119562
| percentage = 95.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = George Williams
| votes = 5,660
| percentage = 4.5
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 1
| percentage = nil
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 125223
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 1st congressional district Democratic primary, 1982<ref name=ILSBE />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Harold Washington ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 69799
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 8
| percentage = nil
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 69807
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1982<ref name=ILSBE />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Harold Washington ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 172641
| percentage = 97.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Charles Allen Taliaferro
| votes = 4,820
| percentage = 2.7
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 1
| percentage = nil
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 177462
| percentage = 100
}}
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===Chicago Mayor===
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| title = [[Chicago]] mayoral special Democratic primary, 1977<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_primary%2Ccrdd_1977_primary_election%2Cil_chi_mayor |title=Election Results for 1977 Primary Election, Mayor, Chicago, IL |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Chicago Democracy Project |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130113038/http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_primary%2Ccrdd_1977_primary_election%2Cil_chi_mayor |archive-date=2018-11-30}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[Michael A. Bilandic]] ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 368404
| percentage = 51.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[Roman Pucinski]]
| votes = 235,795
| percentage = 32.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington
| votes = 77,322
| percentage = 10.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[Edward Hanrahan]]
| votes = 28,643
| percentage = 4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[Andy Martin|Anthony Robert Martin-Trignona]]
| votes = 6,674
| percentage = 0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Ellis Reid
| votes = 4,022
| percentage = 0.6
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 720860
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Chicago mayoral Democratic primary, 1983<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6469 |title=Chicago Mayor – D Primary |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Our Campaigns}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington
| votes = 424324
| percentage = 36.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[Jane Byrne]] ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 393,500
| percentage = 33.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[Richard M. Daley]]
| votes = 346,835
| percentage = 29.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Frank R. Ranallo
| votes = 2,367
| percentage = 0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = William Markowski
| votes = 1,412
| percentage = 0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Sheila Jones
| votes = 1,285
| percentage = 0.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1169723
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Chicago mayoral election, 1983<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=53273 |title=Chicago Mayor |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=Our Campaigns}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington
| votes = 668176
| percentage = 51.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = [[Bernard Epton]]
| votes = 619,926
| percentage = 48.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Socialist Workers Party (United States)
| candidate = Eddie L. Warren
| votes = 3,756
| percentage = 0.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1291858
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Chicago mayoral Democratic primary, 1987<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=385714 |title=Chicago Mayor – D Primary |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=Our Campaigns}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 586841
| percentage = 53.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[Jane Byrne]]
| votes = 507,603
| percentage = 46.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Sheila Jones
| votes = 2,549
| percentage = 0.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1096993
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = [[1987 Chicago mayoral election|Chicago mayoral election, 1987]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=123284 |title=Chicago Mayor |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=Our Campaigns}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Harold Washington ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 600290
| percentage = 53.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Solidarity Party
| candidate = [[Edward Vrdolyak]]
| votes = 468,493
| percentage = 42.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = [[Donald Haider]]
| votes = 47,652
| percentage = 4.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1116435
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}