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==Political career==

==Political career==

A member of the [[Whig Party]] prior to 1854, Chandler campaigned for successful Whig nominee [[Zachary Taylor]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1848|1848 presidential election]]<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zachariah-Chandler Zachariah Chandler]. ''Britannica''. Retrieved August 10, 2021.</ref> and was the mayor of [[Detroit]] in the early 1850s. He joined the newly formed [[Republican Party]] when it formed which stood in firm opposition to [[slavery]] and helped found the state GOP in Michigan.<ref name=encyclopedia.com/>

A member of the [[Whig Party]] prior to 1854, Chandler campaigned for successful Whig nominee [[Zachary Taylor]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1848|1848 presidential election]]<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zachariah-Chandler Zachariah Chandler]. ''Britannica''. Retrieved August 10, 2021.</ref> and was the mayor of [[Detroit]] in the early 1850s, defeating John R. Williams in the 1851 election.<ref>[https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/chandler-zachariah Chandler, Zachariah]. ''Detroit Historical Society''. Retrieved August 10, 2021.</ref> He joined the newly formed [[Republican Party]] when it formed which stood in firm opposition to [[slavery]] and helped found the state GOP in Michigan.<ref name=encyclopedia.com/>

Chandler unsuccessfully ran for [[Governors of Michigan|Governor of Michigan]] in 1952 as an anti-slavery Whig,<ref>[https://spartacus-educational.com/USAchandlerZ.htm Zachariah Chandler]. ''Spartacus Educational''. Retrieved August 10, 2021.</ref> losing to incumbent Democrat Robert McClelland by ten percentage points, with [[Free Soil]] nominee and future Senate opponent Isaac P. Christiancy garnering 7.6% as a minor candidate.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=198354 MI Governor Race - Nov 02, 1852]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 10, 2021.</ref>

Chandler unsuccessfully ran for [[Governors of Michigan|Governor of Michigan]] in 1952 as an anti-slavery Whig,<ref>[https://spartacus-educational.com/USAchandlerZ.htm Zachariah Chandler]. ''Spartacus Educational''. Retrieved August 10, 2021.</ref> losing to incumbent Democrat Robert McClelland by ten percentage points, with [[Free Soil]] nominee and future Senate opponent Isaac P. Christiancy garnering 7.6% as a minor candidate.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=198354 MI Governor Race - Nov 02, 1852]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 10, 2021.</ref>