1959 Sioux Falls mayoral election

none January 2025 January 2025 1959 Sioux Falls mayoral election South Dakota presidential no 1954 Sioux Falls mayoral election 1954 1961 Sioux Falls mayoral recall election 1961 April 21, 1959April 28, 1959 150x150px First round Runoff Fay Wheeldon File:3x4.svg Nonpartisan 6,19332.82% 8,98851.12% c0c0c0 File:3x4.svg Nonpartisan Wendell H. Hanson 7,88941.80% 8,59448.88% c0c0c0 File:3x4.svg J. R. "Ray" Edgington Nonpartisan 4,51523.92% Eliminated c0c0c0 Mayor Fay Wheeldon Nonpartisan Fay Wheeldon Nonpartisan The 1959 Sioux Falls mayoral election took place on April 28, 1959, following a primary election on April 21, 1959. Incumbent Mayor Fay Wheeldon ran for re-election. While former Governor Joe Foss was viewed as a potential candidate, he ultimately declined to run.Wheeldon in Race; Joe Foss Declines Argus Leader January 10, 1959 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175994973/ July 5, 2025 Wheeldon placed second in the primary election, winning 33 percent of the vote to real estate agent Wendell Hanson's 42 percent. In the runoff election, however, Wheeldon narrowly defeated Hanson, winning re-election with 51 percent of the vote. Primary election Candidates Wendell H. Hanson, real estate agent, former member of the City Board of AdjustmentHanson Will Be Candidate For Mayor of Sioux Falls Argus Leader February 25, 1959 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175995092/ July 5, 2025 Fay Wheeldon, incumbent Mayor J. R. "Ray" Edgington, insurance agency ownerContest for Mayor Assured; Edgington Will Seek Office Argus Leader February 1, 1959 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175995236/ July 5, 2025 Russell Adamson, freight checker and dispatcher, Minneahaha County ConstableConstable Adamson Becomes Fourth Candidate for Mayor Argus Leader March 20, 1959 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175995325/ July 5, 2025 Results 1959 Sioux Falls mayoral primary electionAnnual City Election - April 21, 1959 Sioux Falls City Clerk https://amv.siouxfalls.gov/publicaccess/api/Document/AbwZMLLUTSkogZ3ViGemmUp1UAQYU%C3%89q64o3UK4fdOKfFsx1Ldx1KcZXfoMTz0zfuy68wTp%C3%89ZH0t52AzK7qSnhdg%3D/ July 5, 2025 Wendell H. Hanson Nonpartisan candidate 7,889 41.80% Fay Wheeldon (inc.) Nonpartisan candidate 6,193 32.82% J. R. "Ray" Edgington Nonpartisan candidate 4,515 23.92% Russell Adamson Nonpartisan candidate 275 1.46% 18,872 100.00% General election Results 1959 Sioux Falls mayoral runoff electionSecondary City Election - April 28, 1959 Sioux Falls City Clerk https://amv.siouxfalls.gov/publicaccess/api/Document/AYiCTlV2pykrwIBu%C3%89Xk3jfJHzZd%C3%811gtR6FXWtt37Bzt9b8AgB%C3%890P0MW1qWov67Jwyo9G9tRsrK99m0GHW7mRed4%3D/ July 5, 2025 Fay Wheeldon (inc.) Nonpartisan candidate 8,988 51.12% Wendell H. Hanson Nonpartisan candidate 8,594 48.88% 17,582 100.00% References Category:Government of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Falls Category:April 1959 in the United States Category:Mayoral elections in Sioux Falls, South Dakota