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The 1907 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 2, 1907, to elect the mayor for San Diego. John F. Forward Sr. was elected mayor with a plurality of the votes.

Candidates

Campaign

Incumbent Mayor John L. Sehon declined to run for reelection and instead endorsed Republican Grant Conard on the Non-Partisan ticket.[3] Also contesting the race were John F. Forward Sr. on the official Republican ticket, Richard V. Dodge, a Democrat, and George A. Garrett, a Socialist.[4]

On April 2, 1907, Forward was elected mayor with a plurality of 39.3 percent of the vote compared to 32.0 percent for Conard. Dodge came in third with 23.9 percent, and Garrett finished last with 4.7 percent.[2][4]

Election results

San Diego mayoral election, 1907[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John F. Forward Sr. 1,693 39.3
Republican Grant Conard 1,378 35.9
Democratic Richard V. Dodge 1,030 23.9
Socialist George Garrett 202 4.7
Total votes 4,303 100

References

  1. ^ McGrew, Clarence Alan (1922). City of San Diego and San Diego County: The Birthplace of California. American Historical Society. p. 231. Retrieved March 19, 2017. San Diego County California. Forward Sr.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Election History - Mayor of San Diego" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  3. ^ Sehon, John L. (March 30, 1907). "Mayor Sehon Declares Himself". The Evening Tribune. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Republicans Win Decisive Victory". The Evening Tribune. April 3, 1907. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
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