1944 Sioux Falls mayoral election

none January 2025 January 2025 1944 Sioux Falls mayoral election South Dakota presidential no 1942 Sioux Falls mayoral special election 1942 (special) 1949 Sioux Falls mayoral election 1949 April 18, 1944 150x150px C. M. Whitfield File:3x4.svg Nonpartisan 4,651 65.20% c0c0c0 Mark Myers File:3x4.svg Nonpartisan 2,482 34.80% c0c0c0 Mayor C. M. Whitfield Nonpartisan C. M. Whitfield Nonpartisan The 1944 Sioux Falls mayoral election was held on April 18, 1944. Incumbent Mayor C. M. Whitfield, who was first elected in a 1942 special election, ran for re-election to a full term. He was challenged by Mark Myers, a former State Representative who worked as the janitor at city hall. Whitfield defeated Myers in a landslide, 65–35 percent. Candidates C. M. Whitfield, incumbent MayorMayor Whitfield Asks Reelection to Office Argus Leader March 17, 1944 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175991388/ July 5, 2025 Mark Myers, janitor, former State Representative, former Gregory County Register of DeedsJanitor to Oppose Whitfield in City Mayoralty Election Argus Leader March 21, 1944 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175991249/ July 5, 2025 Results 1944 Sioux Falls mayoral primary electionCity Election - April 18, 1944 Sioux Falls City Clerk https://amv.siouxfalls.gov/publicaccess/api/Document/Ach7Vd3aWQcM5R4IGtWhut0QbgKlGF%C3%89Hz9ZbK1AYDeyotdgk2HbCu9ULmgiuMLbg92EI%C3%89oeHbQSJZkBusREZgSY%3D/ July 5, 2025 C. M. Whitfield (inc.) Nonpartisan candidate 4,651 65.20% Mark Myers Nonpartisan candidate 2,482 34.80% 7,133 100.00% References Category:Government of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Category:1944 South Dakota elections Category:April 1944 in the United States Category:Mayoral elections in Sioux Falls, South Dakota