In Illinois, a municipal election sees Cairo Democrats strengthen their grip on city offices

02/27/1866

In the Cairo, Illinois municipal elections, Democrats swept the board, re-electing Thomas Wilson as mayor and filling all other offices by wide majorities. (By John Osborne)

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"The Cairo Election," Chicago Tribune, March 1, 1866, p.1.

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Campaigns/Elections

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Cairo, IL

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