1932 San Diego mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1932 San Diego mayoral election Flag of San Diego, California.svg presidential no 1931 San Diego mayoral election 1931 1935 San Diego mayoral election 1935 1932 4 26 x150px John F. Forward Jr. Republican Party (US) 27,958 81.8% 3x4.svg William E. Harper Nonpartisan candidate 6,216 18.2% Mayor Walter W. Austin Republican Party (US) John F. Forward Jr. Republican Party (US) The 1932 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 26, 1932, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Walter W. Austin did not stand for reelection. In the primary election, John F. Forward Jr. and William E. Harper received the most votes and advanced to a runoff election. Forward was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff. Candidates John F. Forward Jr. William E. Harper James V. Alexander David L. Rosco Flemmer Adams C. Leon De Aryan Francis Von Hassler Campaign Incumbent Mayor Walter W. Austin did not stand for reelection. On March 22, 1932, John F. Forward Jr. came in first in the primary election with 47.0 percent of the votes, followed by William E. Harper in second place with 20.9 percent. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote, Forward and Harper advanced to a runoff election. On April 26, 1932, Forward came in first place in the runoff election with 81.8 percent of the vote and was elected to the office of the mayor. Primary Election results San Diego mayoral primary election, 1932Election History - Mayor of San Diego https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/city-clerk/pdf/mayorresults.pdf City of San Diego September 8, 2017 John F. Forward Jr. Republican Party (US) 16,726 47.0 William E. Harper Nonpartisan candidate 7,425 20.9 James V. Alexander Nonpartisan candidate 6,713 18.9 David L. Rosco Nonpartisan candidate 4,525 12.7 Flemmer Adams Nonpartisan candidate 200 0.6 C. Leon De Aryan Nonpartisan candidate — — Francis Von Hassler Nonpartisan candidate — — 35,589 100 General Election results San Diego mayoral general election, 1932 John F. Forward Jr. Republican Party (US) 27,958 81.8 William E. Harper Nonpartisan candidate 6,216 18.2 34,174 100 References 1932 Category:1932 California elections Category:1932 United States mayoral elections 1932 Category:April 1932 in the United States