1927 San Diego mayoral election

none January 2025 January 2025 1927 San Diego mayoral election Flag of San Diego, California.svg presidential no 1925 San Diego mayoral election 1925 1929 San Diego mayoral election 1929 1927 4 5 x150px Harry C. Clark Republican Party (US) 17,147 61.3% x150px Percy J. Benbough Republican Party (US) 10,836 38.7% Mayor John L. Bacon Republican Party (US) Harry C. Clark Republican Party (US) The 1927 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 5, 1927 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor John L. Bacon did not to stand for reelection. In the primary election, Harry C. Clark and Percy J. Benbough received the most votes and advanced to a runoff election. Clark was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff. Candidates Harry C. Clark, attorneyPourade Richard The History of San Diego Volume VI: The Rising Tide, 1920-1941 1967 Copley Press San Diego http://www.sandiegohistory.org/archives/books/risingtide/ch7/ September 8, 2017 Percy J. Benbough, mortician George L. Mayne Claude L. Chambers Edgar F. Hastings Byron J. Walters William I. Kinsley Alfred L. Lee Oriel C. Jones Campaign Incumbent Mayor John L. Bacon chose not to stand for reelection to a third term, leading to a large field of competitors to replace him. On March 22, 1927, Harry C. Clark came in first place in the primary election with 30.2 percent of the votes, followed by Percy J. Benbough with 17.0 percent. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote, Clark and Benbough advanced to a runoff election. On April 5, 1927, Clark received a majority of 61.3 percent of the vote in the runoff and was elected to the office of the mayor. Primary Election results San Diego mayoral primary election, 1927Election History - Mayor of San Diego https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/city-clerk/pdf/mayorresults.pdf City of San Diego September 8, 2017 Harry C. Clark (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 7,933 30.2 Percy J. Benbough Republican Party (US) 4,469 17.0 George L. Mayne Nonpartisan candidate 4,197 16.0 Claude L. Chambers Nonpartisan candidate 3,647 13.9 Edgar F. Hastings Nonpartisan candidate 2,992 11.4 Byron J. Walters Nonpartisan candidate 2,664 10.1 Alfred L. Lee Nonpartisan candidate 313 0.1 William I. Kinsley Nonpartisan candidate 80 — Oriel C. Jones Nonpartisan candidate 19 — 26,314 100 General Election results San Diego mayoral general election, 1927 Harry C. Clark (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 17,147 61.3 Percy J. Benbough Republican Party (US) 10,836 38.7 27,983 100 References collapsed 1927 Category:1927 in California 1927 Category:1927 United States mayoral elections Category:April 1927 in the United States