With more than 95 percent of precincts reporting, Daley had received about 71 percent of the vote to defeat challengers Dorothy Brown and William "Dock" Walls. But Chicagoans apparently considered it a ho-hum election, with only about a third of the city's 1.4 million registered voters turning out to cast their ballots.
A jubilant Daley walked into a ballroom of the Chicago Hilton & Towers to the strains of "Takin' Care of Business" and, in a speech that lasted just a few minutes, claimed victory before excited supporters."
An election is not an end," Daley declared. "Instead it offers a new beginning. ... I want to thank the people of Chicago for their continued support."
It means the world to me. I will keep working just as hard as I can for the next four years to justify your faith and confidence in me."
Miguel del Valle, Daley's running mate for clerk, was victorious as well.Daley's other running mate, Stephanie Neely, won her race for city treasurer without opposition.
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