Template:Did you know nominations/1927 Chicago mayoral election


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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 13:58, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

1927 Chicago mayoral election

 * ... that William Hale Thompson (pictured) was supported by Al Capone in his successful campaign in the 1927 Chicago mayoral election? Source: Teaford
 * ALT1:... that socialist candidate George Koop received only 3 votes in the 1927 Chicago mayoral election? Source: Board of Election Commissioners canvassing sheets
 * ALT2:... that a Republican candidate has not won a Chicago mayoral election since 1927? Source: WBEZ
 * ALT3:... that musing about the results of the 1927 Chicago mayoral election, Will Rogers quipped that "They was trying to beat Bill [Thompson] (pictured) with the Better Element vote. The trouble with Chicago is that there ain't much Better Element."? Source: WBEZ
 * ALT4:... that a Dill Pickle received more than five percent of the vote in the 1927 Chicago mayoral election? Source: "'Dill Pickle,' Thompson's Opponent in G.O.P. Fight,..." (Baltimore Sun, January 3, 1927), Board of Elections Commissioners canvassing sheets.
 * ALT5:... that William Hale Thompson (pictured) debated with live rats leading up to the 1927 Chicago mayoral election? Source: Baltimore Sun, January 3, 1927
 * ALT6:... that a Dill Pickle received more than five percent of the vote in the 1927 Chicago mayoral election, and a socialist only 3 votes? Source: same as ALT2 and ALT4
 * Comment: This might also be of interest to User:SecretName101.
 * Comment: This might also be of interest to User:SecretName101.

Improved to Good Article status by John M Wolfson (talk). Self-nominated at 23:35, 22 February 2019 (UTC).


 * I really like ALT2. Seems a direct and fascinating fact. Maybe phrase it as "A Republican was last elected as mayor of Chicago in 1927" if we were to use it. Another fact we might consider for contention is "that Chicago Mayor William E. Dever had been floated as a potential presidential candidate before losing reelection in 1927". The "Dill Pickle" one at "ALT6" might be the start of a good April Fools Day DYK. Something like, "That a Dill Pickle received 51,347 votes for mayor of Chicago in 1927" SecretName101 (talk) 10:26, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I like the one with Dever and the Presidency, maybe something like "...that Chicago mayor William Dever was floated as a candidate for President, only to lose re-election in 1927?", although I might need a new hook photo for that. ALT6 might be good for April Fools. -John M Wolfson (talk) 14:21, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
 * A more compact form of ALT6 could be:
 * ALT7:...that in the 1927 Chicago mayoral election, a Dill Pickle received more votes than a socialist?
 * If it's accepted as an April Fools Day DYK, you can also put the name in lower case (ditto for ALT4). Mind matrix  20:31, 16 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Maybe April 2nd would be a better date for the hook appearance, given that the current mayoral runoff will be held on that date? -John M Wolfson (talk) 23:44, 16 March 2019 (UTC)
 * William_Emmett_Dever_1923_headshot_(1).jpg Also officially proposing ALT8:... that Chicago mayor William Emmett Dever (pictured) was widely floated as a presidential candidate, only to lose reelection in 1927? -John M Wolfson (talk) 23:46, 16 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg This article is a newly promoted GA. It was nominated soon enough and is long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. I am approving ALT2 as I have not considered all the other options. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:18, 17 March 2019 (UTC)