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The 1889 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 2, 1889, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Douglas Gunn was elected Mayor with a majority of the votes.

Candidates

Douglas Gunn, businessman and former newspaper proprietor^[1]
John R. Berry, newspaper proprietor^[1]

Campaign

In November 1888, incumbent Mayor William Jefferson Hunsaker resigned from office prior to the completion of his term in office. Council president Martin D. Hamilton served as acting mayor until the 1889 election could be held.^[2]

The 1889 campaign featured two Republican newspaper proprietors. Douglas Gunn ran on the non-partisan Citizens' ticket. John R. Berry ran on the Straight Republican ticket.^[1]

On April 2, 1889, Gunn was elected mayor with 58.4 percent of the vote to Berry's 41.6 percent.^[3]

Election results

San Diego mayoral election, 1889^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Douglas Gunn	1,817	58.4
	Republican	John Berry	1,294	41.6
Total votes			3,111	100

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Larson, Thomas (October 28, 2004). "Elections San Diego Style". San Diego Reader. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
^ "The Mayor's Resignation". The San Diego Union. November 14, 1888. p. 5. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Election History - Mayor of San Diego" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved March 18, 2017.