1915 San Diego mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1915 San Diego mayoral election Flag of San Diego, California.svg presidential no 1913 San Diego mayoral election 1913 1917 San Diego mayoral election 1917 1915 4 6 x150px Edwin M. Capps Democratic Party (US) 10,733 56.4% 3x4.svg John Akerman Republican Party (US) 8,284 43.6% Mayor Charles F. O'Neall Republican Party (US) Edwin M. Capps Democratic Party (US) 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 Charles F. O'Neall, mayor of San DiegoSan Diego Primary Results California Outlook April 3, 1915 XVIII 14 15–16 https://books.google.com/books?id=phY9AQAAIAAJ&q=akerman%20Capps%20mayor%20san%20diego&pg=PA39-IA128 April 15, 2017 en Edwin M. Capps, previous mayor of San Diego John Akerman, lumber magnate Andrew SwansonAkerman Sweeps City; Caps Runs Second http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2:136E6A0F0DF56B38@EANX-1399DE77510420FA@2420581-13999E75E59D2D59@0-1399E804AB733EC8@?p=WORLDNEWS April 15, 2017 San Diego Union March 24, 1915 Robert McNair 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. 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. 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.Capps Chosen Mayor of San Diego California Outlook April 10, 1915 XVIII 15 14–15 https://books.google.com/books?id=phY9AQAAIAAJ&q=akerman%20Capps%20mayor&pg=PA39-IA144 April 15, 2017 en Primary Election results San Diego mayoral primary election, 1915Election History - Mayor of San Diego https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/city-clerk/pdf/mayorresults.pdf City of San Diego April 15, 2017 John Akerman Republican Party (United States) 6,512 42.0 Edwin M. Capps Democratic Party (US) 4,963 32.0 Charles F. O'Neall Republican Party (US) 3,563 23.0 Andrew Swanson Socialist Party of America 408 2.6 Robert McNair Independent (politician) 67 0.4 15,513 100 General Election results San Diego mayoral general election, 1915 Edwin M. Capps Democratic Party (US) 10,733 56.4 John Akerman Republican Party (US) 8,284 43.6 19,017 100 References 1915 Category:1915 California elections 1915 Category:1915 United States mayoral elections Category:April 1915 in the United States