1968 Sioux Falls mayoral special election

none January 2025 January 2025 1968 Sioux Falls mayoral special election South Dakota presidential no 1964 Sioux Falls mayoral election 1964 1969 Sioux Falls mayoral election 1969 April 9, 1968April 23, 1968 150x150px First round Runoff Mike Schirmer File:3x4.svg Nonpartisan 7,62742.89% 8,40950.67% c0c0c0 File:3x4.svg Nonpartisan G. Lowell Sutton 7,82644.01% 8,18849.33% c0c0c0 File:3x4.svg Kenneth G. Vanderloo Nonpartisan 2,32813.09% Eliminated c0c0c0 Mayor Earl McCart (acting) Nonpartisan Mike Schirmer Nonpartisan The 1968 Sioux Falls mayoral special election took place on April 23, 1968, following a primary election on April 9, 1968. Mayor V. L. Crusinberry, first elected in the 1961 recall election and re-elected unopposed in 1964, died on December 12, 1967.Masek Fred Mayor Crusinberry, 62, Dies Suddenly: City Hall Stunned By Death Of Mayor Argus Leader December 12, 1967 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/176003298/ July 5, 2025 The City Commission voted to hold a special election on April 9.G. Lowell Sutton Will Seek Sioux Falls Post Of Mayor Argus Leader December 27, 1967 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/176002566/ July 5, 2025 City Auditor G. Lowell Sutton placed first in the primary election, winning 44 percent of the vote, and was joined in the general election by real estate agent and insurance broker Mike Schirmer, who won 43 percent. In the general election, Schirmer narrowly defeated Sutton, 51–49 percent. Primary election Candidates G. Lowell Sutton, City AuditorG. Lowell Sutton Will Seek Sioux Falls Post Of Mayor Argus Leader December 27, 1967 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/176002566/ July 5, 2025 Mike Schirmer, real estate agent and insurance brokerM. E. 'Mike' Schirmer Enters Race For Sioux Falls Mayor Argus Leader December 31, 1967 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/176003971/ July 5, 2025 Kenneth G. Vanderloo, service station operatorKenneth Vanderloo Enters Contest For City's Mayor Argus Leader January 30, 1968 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/176004046/ July 5, 2025 Results 1968 Sioux Falls mayoral special primary electionAnnual City Election -- April 9, 1968 Sioux Falls City Clerk https://amv.siouxfalls.gov/publicaccess/api/Document/AVVzkvgS5%C3%81JGLAos2y9bEu2eq%C3%81pOpqoRjr7OmQPWjBNuTGwizMBbOiOA24CkU7rhn9UxA9tAdfWLzxh6QzW1bCQ%3D/ July 5, 2025 G. Lowell Sutton Nonpartisan candidate 7,826 44.01% Mike Schirmer Nonpartisan candidate 7,627 42.89% Kenneth G. Vanderloo Nonpartisan candidate 2,328 13.09% 18,872 100.00% General election Results 1968 Sioux Falls mayoral special runoff electionSecondary Special City Election - April 23, 1968 Sioux Falls City Clerk https://amv.siouxfalls.gov/publicaccess/api/Document/Ac8MUZaPBc8PbKwwEwJO9yiTQg%C3%89gP0%C3%89wV5li67rfXJlNfxjJBKCnIAcymyYWaBg%C3%81urD581myc00MkhoIb5c2IaQ%3D/ July 5, 2025 Mike Schirmer Nonpartisan candidate 8,409 50.67% G. Lowell Sutton Nonpartisan candidate 8,188 49.33% 16,597 100.00% References Category:Government of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Falls Category:April 1968 in the United States Category:Mayoral elections in Sioux Falls, South Dakota