1927 San Diego mayoral election

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The 1927 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 5, 1927 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor John L. Bacon did not to stand for reelection. In the primary election, Harry C. Clark and Percy J. Benbough received the most votes and advanced to a runoff election. Clark was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.

Candidates

Harry C. Clark, attorney^[1]
Percy J. Benbough, mortician^[1]
George L. Mayne
Claude L. Chambers
Edgar F. Hastings
Byron J. Walters
William I. Kinsley
Alfred L. Lee
Oriel C. Jones

Campaign

Incumbent Mayor John L. Bacon chose not to stand for reelection to a third term, leading to a large field of competitors to replace him.^[1] On March 22, 1927, Harry C. Clark came in first place in the primary election with 30.2 percent of the votes, followed by Percy J. Benbough with 17.0 percent. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote, Clark and Benbough advanced to a runoff election. On April 5, 1927, Clark received a majority of 61.3 percent of the vote in the runoff and was elected to the office of the mayor.^[2]

Primary Election results

San Diego mayoral primary election, 1927^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry C. Clark (incumbent)	7,933	30.2
	Republican	Percy J. Benbough	4,469	17.0
	Nonpartisan	George L. Mayne	4,197	16.0
	Nonpartisan	Claude L. Chambers	3,647	13.9
	Nonpartisan	Edgar F. Hastings	2,992	11.4
	Nonpartisan	Byron J. Walters	2,664	10.1
	Nonpartisan	Alfred L. Lee	313	0.1
	Nonpartisan	William I. Kinsley	80	—
	Nonpartisan	Oriel C. Jones	19	—
Total votes			26,314	100

General Election results

San Diego mayoral general election, 1927^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry C. Clark (incumbent)	17,147	61.3
	Republican	Percy J. Benbough	10,836	38.7
Total votes			27,983	100

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Pourade, Richard (1967). The History of San Diego Volume VI: The Rising Tide, 1920-1941. San Diego: Copley Press. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Election History - Mayor of San Diego" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

[risingtide-1] Pourade, Richard (1967). The History of San Diego Volume VI: The Rising Tide, 1920-1941. San Diego: Copley Press. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

[results-2] "Election History - Mayor of San Diego" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

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