1986 San Diego mayoral special election

none January 2025 September 2023 1986 San Diego mayoral special election Flag of San Diego, California.svg presidential no 1984 San Diego mayoral election 1984 1988 San Diego mayoral election 1988 1986 6 3 x150px Maureen O'Connor Democratic Party (United States) 112,308 55.3% x150px Bill Cleator Republican Party (United States) 90,811 44.7% Mayor Ed Struiksma (acting) Republican Party (United States) Maureen O'Connor Democratic Party (United States) The 1986 San Diego mayoral special election was held on June 3, 1986, to elect the mayor for San Diego. The special election was necessary due to the resignation of former Mayor Roger Hedgecock. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though some candidates do receive funding and support from various political parties. The non-partisan special primary was held Tuesday, February 25, 1986. Former San Diego City Council member Maureen O'Connor and current council member Bill Cleator received the most votes and advanced to the June runoff. O'Connor was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the June runoff. Roger Hedgecock resignation On December 10, 1985, Roger Hedgecock resigned as mayor of San Diego after losing an attempt to overturn a felony conviction on one count of conspiracy and 12 counts of perjury. Deputy Mayor Ed Struiksma assumed the role of acting mayor until a special election could be held to fill the vacancy.Braun Gerry Mayor resigns, gets year in custody - appeal will delay serving sentence - Struiksma becomes the acting mayor http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/11792B09677AB5A8?p=WORLDNEWS March 5, 2017 San Diego Union December 11, 1985 Candidates Maureen O'Connor, former member of the San Diego City Council and mayoral candidate in 1983 Bill Cleator, member of the San Diego City Council and mayoral candidate in 1983 Floyd Morrow, former member of the San Diego City Council Ed Struiksma, member of the San Diego City Council and acting mayor Mary Christian-Heising, political scientist Furey John 10 other hopefuls chase the leaders http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/11791A1C47D92AEA?p=WORLDNEWS March 5, 2017 Evening Tribune (San Diego) February 4, 1986 Loch David Crane, magician, college instructor, and perennial candidate Robert McCullough, environmental developer Raymond Peters, former owner of New World Airways John Kelley, semi-retired public relations man, and perennial candidate Warren Nielsen, construction company owner Vernon Watts Jr., unemployed Nicholas Walpert, part-time pilot Rose Lynne, retired teacher and perennial candidate Arthur Helliwell, veteran Campaign The special election to replace Hedgecock attracted a crowded field of candidates. The three candidates considered front-runners were San Diego City Council member Bill Cleator, a Republican, and former council members Maureen O'Connor and Floyd Morrow, both Democrats.Smolens Michael Mayoral candidates turn up the volume http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/11791ABFF8C71760?p=WORLDNEWS March 5, 2017 San Diego Union February 19, 1986 Acting mayor Ed Struiksma initially filed to run for election, but dropped out of the race after learning that he would be subject of a criminal investigation related to allegedly fabricated expense accounts.Smolens Michael Braun Gerry Struiksma drops out of mayor's race - DA will probe expense claims for 1984 trip http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/11791A6695277869?p=WORLDNEWS March 5, 2017 San Diego Union February 7, 1986 In the primary election held February 25, 1986, O'Connor placed first with 45.9 percent of the vote followed by Cleator with 30.1 percent. Morrow finished in third with 19.1 percent of the vote. Struiksma, whose name remained on the ballot despite dropping out, received 1.6 percent of the vote. The remaining votes were distributed between 12 other candidates, none of whom received more than one percent of the vote. As the top two vote-getters, O'Connor and Cleator advanced to the June runoff. O'Connor was then elected mayor with 55.3 percent of the vote on June 3, 1986. Primary election results San Diego mayoral special election, 1986Election History - Mayor of San Diego https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/city-clerk/pdf/mayorresults.pdf City of San Diego March 5, 2017 Maureen O'Connor Democratic Party (United States) 112,308 45.9 Bill Cleator Republican Party (United States) 53,239 30.1 Floyd Morrow Democratic Party (United States) 33,743 19.1 Ed Struiksma Republican Party (United States) 2,862 1.6 Mary Christian-Heising Democratic Party (United States) 988 0.6 Loch David Crane Nonpartisan candidate 860 0.5 Robert McCullough Nonpartisan candidate 851 0.5 Raymond Peters Nonpartisan candidate 806 0.5 John Kelley Nonpartisan candidate 672 0.4 Warren Nielsen Nonpartisan candidate 572 0.3 Vernon Watts, Jr. Nonpartisan candidate 338 0.2 Nicholas Walpert Nonpartisan candidate 247 0.1 Rose Lynne Nonpartisan candidate 213 0.1 Arthur Helliwell Nonpartisan candidate 189 0.1 Gladwin Salway (write-in) Nonpartisan candidate 18 – Armand Benjamin, Jr. (write-in) Nonpartisan candidate 6 – 176,869 100.0 Runoff election results San Diego mayoral special runoff election, 1986Election History - Mayor of San Diego https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/city-clerk/pdf/mayorresults.pdf City of San Diego March 5, 2017 Maureen O'Connor Democratic Party (United States) 112,308 55.3 Bill Cleator Republican Party (United States) 90,811 44.7 Merrill Cohen (write-in) Nonpartisan candidate 28 – Robert McCullough (write-in) Nonpartisan candidate 24 – 203,171 100.0 References collapsed 1986 Category:1986 California elections Category:California special elections Category:1986 United States mayoral elections Category:Mayoral special elections in the United States Category:1980s in San Diego Category:June 1986 in the United States