1959 San Diego mayoral election

none January 2025 January 2025 September 2017 1959 San Diego mayoral election Flag of San Diego, California.svg presidential no 1955 San Diego mayoral election 1955 1963 San Diego mayoral election 1963 1959 3 10 x150px Charles Dail Democratic Party (US) 43,544 63.4% 3x4.svg James W. Morgan Nonpartisan candidate 12,314 17.9% Mayor Charles Dail Democratic Party (US) Charles Dail Democratic Party (US) The 1959 San Diego mayoral election was held on March 10, 1959, to elect the mayor for San Diego, California, United States. The incumbent mayor, Charles Dail, stood for reelection to a second term. In the primary election, Dail received a majority of the votes and was elected mayor outright with no need for a run-off. Candidates Charles Dail James W. Morgan Gerard A. Dougherty Robert Lewis Stevenson Kent Parker Juan Rivera Rosario Campaign Dail stood for re-election to a second term. On March 10, 1959, he came first in the primary election with 63.4 percent of the vote, more than 45 percent higher than James W. Morgan, his nearest competitor. Because Dail received a majority of the vote, there was no need for a run-off election, and he was consequently re-elected to the office of the mayor. Primary election results San Diego mayoral primary election, 1959Election History - Mayor of San Diego https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/city-clerk/pdf/mayorresults.pdf City of San Diego September 9, 2017 Charles Dail (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 43,544 63.4 James W. Morgan Nonpartisan candidate 12,314 17.9 Gerard A. Dougherty Non-partisan 4,935 7.2 Robert L. Stevenson Non-partisan 3,553 5.2 Kent Parker Non-partisan 2,873 4.2 Juan Rivera Rosario Non-partisan 1,422 2.1 68,641 100 General election results Because Dail received a majority of the vote in the primary, no run-off election was held. References collapsed 1959 Category:1959 in California Category:1959 United States mayoral elections 1959 Category:March 1959 in the United States