1899 San Diego mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1899 San Diego mayoral election Flag of San Diego, California.svg presidential no 1897 San Diego mayoral election 1897 1901 San Diego mayoral election 1901 1899 4 4 Edwin M Capps.jpg x150px Edwin M. Capps Democratic Party (US) 1,714 52.3% D C Reed.jpg x150px Daniel C. Reed Republican Party (US) 1,493 45.6% Mayor Daniel C. Reed Republican Party (US) Edwin M. Capps Democratic Party (US) The 1899 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 4, 1899, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Edwin M. Capps was elected Mayor with a majority of the votes. Candidates Edwin M. Capps, city engineer John HelphingstineSmythe William Ellsworth History of San Diego, 1542-1908 1908 The History Company San Diego http://sandiegohistory.org/archives/books/smythe/part5-2/ March 18, 2017 Daniel C. Reed, mayor of San Diego Campaign Incumbent Mayor Daniel C. Reed stood for re-election to a second two-year term as a Republican. His re-election was contested by Edwin M. Capps, a Democrat, and John Helphingstine of the Socialist Labor party. One of the biggest issues during the campaign was municipal ownership of the water system. Capps, the city engineer, was seen as friendly to the San Diego Flume Company, while Reed was supported by the Southern California Mountain Water Company. On April 4, 1899, Capps was elected mayor with a majority of 52.3 percent of the vote. Reed came in second with 45.6 percent of the vote. Helphingstine came in third with only 2.1 percent. Election results San Diego mayoral election, 1899Capps is Elected http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2:136E6A0F0DF56B38@EANX-138B60F971A4B5AD@2414750-138B5BE8F597BC2B@4-138C81859B80F078@?p=WORLDNEWS March 18, 2017 The San Diego Union and Daily Bee April 5, 1899 Edwin M. Capps Democratic Party (US) 1,714 52.3 Daniel C. Reed (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 1,493 45.6 John Helphingstine Socialist Labor Party of America 70 2.1 3,277 100 References collapsed 1899 Category:1899 California elections Category:1899 United States mayoral elections Category:1890s in San Diego Category:April 1899 in the United States