Election
1915 San Diego mayoral election
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| |  |  | | Nominee | Edwin M. Capps | John Akerman | | | Party | Democratic | Republican | | Popular vote | 10,733 | 8,284 | | Percentage | 56.4% | 43.6% | |
Mayor before election
Charles F. O'Neall
Republican | Elected Mayor
Edwin M. Capps
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The 1915 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 6, 1915 to elect the mayor for San Diego. John Akerman and Edwin M. Capps received the most votes in the primary election and advanced to the runoff. Capps was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes.
Candidates
Campaign
Incumbent Mayor Charles F. O'Neall stood for re-election as mayor. The main challengers to O'Neall were John Akerman, a Republican, and former mayor Edwin M. Capps, a Democrat. Also contesting the race were Andrew Swanson, a Socialist, and Robert McNair, an independent.[3]
On March 23, 1915, Akerman received the highest number of votes in the primary election, followed by Capps. Akerman and Capps advanced to the general election, while Mayor O'Neall, who received little more than half the votes of the front-running Akerman, was eliminated from contention.[1] On April 6, 1915 Capps received a majority of more than two thousand votes more than Akerman in the runoff and was elected mayor for a second, non-consecutive term.[4]
Primary Election results
San Diego mayoral primary election, 1915[3] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Akerman | 6,512 | 42.0 |
| | Democratic | Edwin M. Capps | 4,963 | 32.0 |
| | Republican | Charles F. O'Neall | 3,563 | 23.0 |
| | Socialist | Andrew Swanson | 408 | 2.6 |
| | Independent | Robert McNair | 67 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | 15,513 | 100 |
General Election results
San Diego mayoral general election, 1915[3] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edwin M. Capps | 10,733 | 56.4 |
| | Republican | John Akerman | 8,284 | 43.6 |
| Total votes | 19,017 | 100 |
References
- ^ a b c d "San Diego Primary Results". California Outlook. XVIII (14): 15–16. April 3, 1915. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ^ a b "Akerman Sweeps City; Caps Runs Second". San Diego Union. March 24, 1915. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Election History - Mayor of San Diego" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ^ "Capps Chosen Mayor of San Diego". California Outlook. XVIII (15): 14–15. April 10, 1915. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
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