1996 San Diego mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1996 San Diego mayoral election Flag of San Diego, California.svg presidential no 1992 San Diego mayoral election 1992 2000 San Diego mayoral election 2000 1996 3 26 x150px Susan Golding Republican Party (United States) 157,385 78.3% 3x4.svg Jim Bell Democratic Party (United States) 12,853 6.4% Mayor Susan Golding Republican Party (United States) Susan Golding Republican Party (United States) The 1996 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday, March 26, 1996, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Susan Golding stood for reelection. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though some candidates do receive funding and support from various political parties.https://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/elections/city/run How to Run for Office March 4, 2017 The City of San Diego-Office of the City Clerk March 5, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170305115039/https://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/elections/city/run dead The non-partisan primary was held Tuesday, March 26, 1996. Since the incumbent Golding received a majority of primary votes, she was reelected outright with no need for a runoff in the November general election. Candidates Susan Golding, mayor of San DiegoLaVelle Philip J. Golding appears ready to romp to second term March 4, 2017 San Diego Union-Tribune March 10, 1996 B-1 http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/116C491B91CF6730?p=WORLDNEWS (Party preference: Republican) Jim Bell, environmental designer (Party preference: Democratic) Patrick Coleman, marketing consultant and retired police officer (Party preference: Democratic) Loch David Crane, magician, college instructor, and perennial candidate Jim Turner, civil engineer Jim Hart, aircraft mechanic and perennial candidate (Party preference: Republican) Campaign Incumbent mayor Susan Golding was seen as an overwhelming favorite going into the election against five relatively unknown candidates with little prior political experience. She refused to participate in debates against her five challengers.LaVelle Philip J. There's no debating Golding's position in her re-election campaign March 4, 2017 San Diego Union-Tribune February 11, 1996 http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/116C48FA339A08F4?p=WORLDNEWS On March 26, 1996, Golding received an overwhelming majority of the votes and was easily re-elected mayor.LaVelle Philip J. Golding buries opposition to win re-election March 4, 2017 San Diego Union-Tribune March 27, 1996 http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/116C492F29B1B5A4?p=WORLDNEWS Primary election results San Diego mayoral primary election, 1996Election History - Mayor of San Diego https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/city-clerk/pdf/mayorresults.pdf City of San Diego March 3, 2017 Susan Golding (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 157,385 78.3 Jim Bell Democratic Party (United States) 12,853 6.4 Patrick Coleman Democratic Party (United States) 12,019 6.0 Loch David Crane Nonpartisan candidate 7,748 3.9 Jim Turner Nonpartisan candidate 5,702 2.8 James Hart Republican Party (United States) 5,295 2.6 200,002 100 General election Because Golding won a majority of the votes in the March primary, there was no need for a runoff in the November general election. References collapsed 1996 Category:1996 California local elections Category:1996 United States mayoral elections Category:1990s in San Diego Category:March 1996 in the United States