1963 San Diego mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 San Diego mayoral election, 1963 Flag of San Diego, California.svg presidential no San Diego mayoral election, 1959 1959 San Diego mayoral election, 1967 1967 1963 11 5 x150px Frank Curran Democratic Party (US) 96,898 63.6% 3x4.svg Murray D. Goodrich Democratic Party (US) 55,520 36.4% Mayor Charles Dail Democratic Party (US) Frank Curran Democratic Party (US) The 1963 San Diego mayoral election was held on November 5, 1963, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Charles Dail did not stand for reelection. In the primary election, Frank Curran and Murray Goodrich received the most votes and advanced to the runoff. Curran was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes. Candidates Frank Curran, member of the San Diego City Council Murray D. Goodrich, businessmanPolitical Speakers at USD http://digital.sandiego.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1269&context=newsreleases Digital USD University of San Diego September 10, 2017 David S. Casey, attorney Allen Hitch, member of the San Diego City CouncilState-by-State Review of 1967 Elections. CQ Almanac 1967 https://library.cqpress.com/cqalmanac/document.php?id=cqal67-1311489 September 10, 2017 Washington, DC Helen R. Cobb, member of the San Diego City Council Donald J. Hartley Gerard A. Dougherty Joseph Costa Kenneth W. Olson William Matselboba Sr. John B. Schneider Juan Rivera Rosario Campaign Incumbent Mayor Charles Dail did not stand for reelection due to failing health and declining power related to a recall attempt. The election drew a crowded field, including three members of the San Diego City Council: Frank Curran, Helen Cobb, and Alan Hitch. Other major contenders included David Casey, an attorney, and Murray Goodrich, a surplus aircraft parts dealer and aluminum smelter.Pourade Richard The History of San Diego Volume VII: City of the Dream, 1940-1970 1977 Copley Press San Diego http://www.sandiegohistory.org/archives/books/citydream/ch10/ September 10, 2017 On September 17, 1963, Frank Curran came in first in the primary election with 22.4 percent of the vote, followed by Murray D. Goodrich in second with 21.0 percent, David S. Casey in third with 20.4 percent and Allen Hitch in fourth with 17.7 percent. None of the other remaining eight candidates received more than 10 percent of the vote. Because no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election was held between the top two finishers, Curran and Goodrich. On November 5, 1963, Curran received a majority of 63.6 percent of the vote in the runoff and was elected to the office of the mayor. Primary Election results San Diego mayoral primary election, 1963Election History - Mayor of San Diego https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/city-clerk/pdf/mayorresults.pdf City of San Diego September 10, 2017 Frank Curran Democratic Party (US) 25,480 22.4 Murray D. Goodrich Democratic Party (US) 23,843 21.0 David S. Casey Nonpartisan candidate 23,178 20.4 Allen Hitch Republican Party (US) 20,145 17.7 Helen R. Cobb Nonpartisan candidate 7,662 6.7 Donald J. Hartley Nonpartisan candidate 5,216 4.6 Gerard A. Dougherty Nonpartisan candidate 3,841 3.4 Joseph Costa Nonpartisan candidate 1,832 1.6 Kenneth W. Olson Nonpartisan candidate 930 0.8 William Matselboba Sr. Nonpartisan candidate 564 0.5 John B. Schneider Nonpartisan candidate 520 0.5 Juan Rivera Rosario Nonpartisan candidate 412 0.4 113,623 100 General Election results San Diego mayoral general election, 1963 Frank Curran Democratic Party (US) 96,898 63.6 Murray D. Goodrich Democratic Party (US) 55,520 36.4 152,418 100 References collapsed 1963 Category:1963 California elections Category:1963 United States mayoral elections Category:1960s in San Diego Category:November 1963 in the United States