Carter Harrison III Democratic Carter Harrison III Democratic The Chicago mayoral election of 1883 was held on Tuesday April 3, saw incumbent Carter Harrison III defeat Republican Eugene Cary by a double-digit margin.

By the day of the election, Harrison was already the second-longest serving mayor in the city's history, and was only roughly a month shy of surpassing Monroe Heath as the longest serving mayor.

[3] Harrison's opponent, Eugene Cary, was a member of the Chicago Common Council.

He had previously been county judge and city attorney in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and had also served as a member of the Tennessee Senate.

[4] A key issue of the election was the "high licenses" for liquor sales in the city.