1919 San Diego mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1919 San Diego mayoral election Flag of San Diego, California.svg presidential no 1917 San Diego mayoral election 1917 1921 San Diego mayoral election 1921 1919 4 8 x150px Louis J. Wilde Republican Party (US) 9,724 55.8% 3x4.svg A.P. Johnson Jr. Republican Party (US) 9,246 44.2% Mayor Louis J. Wilde Republican Party (US) Louis J. Wilde Republican Party (US) The 1919 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 8, 1919, to elect the mayor for San Diego in the U.S. state of California. In the primary election, incumbent Mayor Louis J. Wilde, and A.P. Johnson Jr. received the most votes and advanced to the runoff. Wilde was then reelected mayor with a majority of the votes. Candidates Louis J. Wilde, mayor of San DiegoMcGrew Clarence Alan City of San Diego and San Diego County: The Birthplace of California 1922 American Historical Society 232 https://archive.org/details/citysandiegoand00socigoog louis j wilde election 1919. April 23, 2017 en A.P. Johnson Jr., businessman and former member of the San Diego City CouncilJohnson Yields to Demands of Friends and Announces His Candidacy for Mayor http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2:136E6A0F0DF56B38@EANX-139B975DCC54529C@2422006-13979E37A0DBD9D4@3-139BE35E38F0BC88@?p=WORLDNEWS April 24, 2017 The San Diego Union February 16, 1919 Grant Conard, former mayor of San Diego Herbert Fay, former member of the San Diego City Council Johnn Gillons, merchant I. Isaac Irwin, banker Campaign Incumbent Mayor Louis J. Wilde stood for reelection. Wilde was challenged for reelection by a number of experienced local politicians including former city council member A.P. Johnson Jr., former city council member Herbert Fay, and former mayor Grant Conard. Also contesting the race were local merchant John Gillons and banker I. Isaac Irwin. In the campaign, Wilde was accused of being an ineffective mayor, attending less than half of the meetings of Council, and allowing immoral behavior to thrive in San Diego. Wilde contested the allegations claiming that he had been unable to enact his preferred policies due to resistance from the Common Council. Johnson, head of the Southern Title Guaranty Company, attempted to run a "smokestack" industrial development campaign similar to what had worked for Wilde in the 1917 election.Smythe William Ellsworth History of San Diego, 1542-1908: The modern city History Co. http://www.sandiegohistory.org/archives/books/gold/ch12/ April 23, 2017 en On March 25, 1919, Wilde received the highest number of votes in the primary election, followed by Johnson. In the April 8, 1919 runoff between Wilde and Johnson, Wilde received a majority was reelected mayor to a second term. Primary Election results San Diego mayoral primary election, 1919Election 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 Louis J. Wilde (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 6,793 44.5 A.P. Johnson Jr. Republican Party (United States) 4,139 27.1 Herbert Fay Republican Party (United States) 1,369 9.0 Grant Conard Republican Party (United States) 1,350 8.8 John Gillons Nonpartisan candidate 1,068 7.0 I. Isaac Irwin Democratic Party (US) 558 3.7 15,271 100.0 General Election results San Diego mayoral general election, 1919 Louis J. Wilde (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 9,724 55.8 A.P. Johnson Jr. Republican Party (United States) 7,688 44.2 17,412 100.0 References collapsed 1919 Category:1919 California elections 1919 Category:1919 United States mayoral elections Category:April 1919 in the United States