1959 San Diego mayoral election

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The 1959 San Diego mayoral election was held on March 10, 1959, to elect the mayor for San Diego, California, United Dtates. The incumbent mayor, Charles Dail, stood for reelection to a second term. In the primary election, Dail received a majority of the votes and was elected mayor outright with no need for a run-off.

Candidates

Charles Dail
James W. Morgan
Gerard A. Dougherty
Robert Lewis Stevenson
Kent Parker
Juan Rivera Rosario

Campaign

Dail stood for re-election to a second term. On March 10, 1959, he came first in the primary election with 63.4 percent of the vote, more than 45 percent higher than James W. Morgan, his nearest competitor. Because Dail received a majority of the vote, there was no need for a run-off election, and he was consequently re-elected to the office of the mayor.^[1]

Primary election results

San Diego mayoral primary election, 1959^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Dail (incumbent)	43,544	63.4
	Nonpartisan	James W. Morgan	12,314	17.9
	Nonpartisan	Gerard A. Dougherty	4,935	7.2
	Nonpartisan	Robert L. Stevenson	3,553	5.2
	Nonpartisan	Kent Parker	2,873	4.2
	Nonpartisan	Juan Rivera Rosario	1,422	2.1
Total votes			68,641	100

General election results

Because Dail received a majority of the vote in the primary, no run-off election was held.

References

^ ^a ^b "Election History - Mayor of San Diego" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

[results-1] "Election History - Mayor of San Diego" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

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