1921 San Diego mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1921 San Diego mayoral election Flag of San Diego, California.svg presidential no 1919 San Diego mayoral election 1919 1923 San Diego mayoral election 1923 1921 4 5 x150px John L. Bacon Republican Party (US) 8,302 50.2% x150px James E. Wadham Democratic Party (US) 8,220 49.8% Mayor Louis J. Wilde Republican Party (US) John L. Bacon Republican Party (US) The 1921 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 5, 1921, to elect the mayor for San Diego. In the primary election, former mayor James E. Wadham and former City Councilmember John L. Bacon received the most votes and advanced to the runoff. Bacon was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes. Candidates John L. Bacon, former member of the San Diego City CouncilMcGrew Clarence Alan City of San Diego and San Diego County: The Birthplace of California 1922 American Historical Society 232 https://archive.org/details/citysandiegoand00socigoog John L. Bacon Birthplace of California. July 1, 2017 en and Assistant City ManagerBacon, John L. (Assistant city manager, then M... https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb4097147b Library Digital Collections UC San Diego July 1, 2017 en James E. Wadham, former mayor of San Diego Frank H. Heskett, attorney Lewis R. Kirby Charles A. Allen Ludwig S. Gerlough William I. Kinsley Alfred L. Lee Campaign Incumbent Mayor Louis J. Wilde declined to stand for reelection, calling the position of mayor a thankless job. The main three candidates to succeed Wilde were former mayor James E. Wadham, former City Councilmember John L. Bacon, and attorney Frank H. Heskett. On March 22, 1921, Wadham received the highest number of votes in the primary election, followed by Bacon, allowing both men to advance to the runoff. Heskett, who came in third and was therefore eliminated, actively supported Wadham for the runoff. On April 5, 1921, Bacon narrowly defeated Wadham by 82 votes out of 16,522. Wadham appealed to the superior court for a recount, but this did not change the outcome. Bacon therefore assumed the office of the mayor. Primary Election results San Diego mayoral primary election, 1921Election 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 James E. Wadham Democratic Party (United States) 5,040 36.9 John L. Bacon Republican Party (United States) 4,744 34.8 Frank H. Heskett Nonpartisan candidate 2,214 16.2 Lewis R. Kirby Nonpartisan candidate 896 6.6 Charles A. Allen Nonpartisan candidate 351 2.6 Ludwig S. Gerlough Nonpartisan candidate 310 2.3 William I. Kinsley Nonpartisan candidate 55 0.5 Alfred L. Lee Nonpartisan candidate 34 0.3 13,644 100 General Election results San Diego mayoral general election, 1921 John L. Bacon Republican Party (US) 8,302 50.2 James E. Wadham Democratic Party (United States) 8,220 49.8 16,522 100 References collapsed 1921 Category:1921 California elections Category:1921 United States mayoral elections 1921 Category:April 1921 in the United States