1943 San Diego mayoral election

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The 1943 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 20, 1943 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Appointed incumbent mayor Howard B. Bard did not stand for election to a term of his own. In the primary election, Harley E. Knox and James B. Abbey received the most votes and advanced to a runoff election. Knox was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.

Candidates

Harley E. Knox, member of the San Diego City Council^[1]
James B. Abbey
Fred W. Simpson
Albert E. Flowers

Campaign

Previously elected Mayor Percy J. Benbough had died in office mid-term of natural causes.^[2] Howard B. Bard was appointed to finish the balance of Benbough's term.^[3] Bard did not stand for election for a term of his own.

On March 9, 1943, Harley E. Knox came in first in the primary election with 43.4 percent of the votes, followed by James B. Abbey in second place with 32.0 percent. Because they had the two highest vote tallies, Knox and Abbey advanced to the runoff election. On April 20, 1943, Knox came in first place in the runoff election with 68.0 percent of the vote and was elected to the office of the mayor.^[4]

Primary Election results

San Diego mayoral primary election, 1943^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harley E. Knox	15,141	43.4
	Nonpartisan	James B. Abbey	11,172	32.0
	Republican	Fred W. Simpson	6,779	19.4
	Nonpartisan	Albert E. Flowers	1,795	5.2
Total votes			34,887	100

General Election results

San Diego mayoral general election, 1943^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harley E. Knox	25,353	68.0
	Nonpartisan	James B. Abbey	11,913	32.0
Total votes			37,266	100

References

^ Pourade, Richard (1977). The History of San Diego Volume VII: City of the Dream, 1940-1970. San Diego: Copley Press. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
^ "PERCY J. BENBOUGH; Mayor of San Diego Since 1935, Ex-Head of Fire, Police Groups". The New York Times. November 5, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
^ "P.J. Benbough Succumbs to Lengthy Illness". The San Diego Union. November 5, 2014. p. 1. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Election History - Mayor of San Diego" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

[citydream-1] Pourade, Richard (1977). The History of San Diego Volume VII: City of the Dream, 1940-1970. San Diego: Copley Press. Retrieved September 10, 2017.

[2] "PERCY J. BENBOUGH; Mayor of San Diego Since 1935, Ex-Head of Fire, Police Groups". The New York Times. November 5, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2013.

[3] "P.J. Benbough Succumbs to Lengthy Illness". The San Diego Union. November 5, 2014. p. 1. Retrieved February 26, 2014.

[results-4] "Election History - Mayor of San Diego" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

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