1893 San Diego mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1893 San Diego mayoral election Flag of San Diego, California.svg presidential no 1891 San Diego mayoral election 1891 1895 San Diego mayoral election 1895 1893 4 4 x150px William H. Carlson Independent (politician) 1,219 46.8% 3x4.svg Adolph Gassen Republican Party (US) 614 23.6% A.E. Cochran Democratic Party (US) 465 17.8% John Kastle People's Party (United States) 210 8.1% Mayor Matthew Sherman Republican Party (US) William H. Carlson Independent (politician) The 1893 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 4, 1893, to elect the mayor for San Diego. William H. Carlson was elected Mayor with a plurality of the votes. Candidates William H. Carlson, real estate developerSmythe William Ellsworth History of San Diego, 1542-1908 1908 The History Company San Diego http://sandiegohistory.org/archives/books/smythe/part5-2/ March 18, 2017 A.E. Cochran, lawyerMonteith J. C. Monteith's Directory of San Diego and Vicinity for 1889-1890 Рипол Классик 9785872729938 https://books.google.com/books?id=9y0JAwAAQBAJ&q=ae+cochran+san+diego&pg=PA93 March 18, 2017 en James Friend, newspaper writer Adolph Gassen, former city marshal John Kastle, real estate developerGuinn James Miller A History of California and an Extended History of Its Southern Coast Counties: Also Containing Biographies of Well-known Citizens of the Past and Present 1907 Historic Record Company https://archive.org/details/historyofcaliforsccts01guin 548 colonel john kastle. March 18, 2017 en Campaign The 1893 election featured a field of five candidates. The Democrats, Republicans, and the People's Party each fielded one candidate. In addition to the regular parties, two independents also ran. Many of the candidates had long roots in the City of San Diego prior to the election. Adolph Gassen had previously held other elected office within the city. John Kastle of the People's Party had previously served as president of the Chamber of Commerce. A.E. Cochran had been active in Democratic Party. Independent candidate William H. Carlson campaigned vigorously, making numerous extravagant campaign promises, including electric car lines on every street, luxury hotels, steamship lines to every port on earth, transcontinental railroads, and jobs with high wages for all. On April 4, 1893, Carlson was elected mayor with a plurality of 46.8 percent of the vote, nearly twice as many votes as his closest competitor. Election results San Diego mayoral election, 1893Election History - Mayor of San Diego https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/city-clerk/pdf/mayorresults.pdf City of San Diego March 18, 2017 William H. Carlson Independent (politician) 1,219 46.8 Adolph Gassen Republican Party (US) 614 23.6 A.E. Cochran Democratic Party (US) 465 17.8 John Kastle People's Party (United States) 210 8.1 James Friend Independent (politician) 98 3.8 2,606 100 References 1893 Category:1893 California elections Category:1890s in San Diego Category:1893 United States mayoral elections Category:April 1893 in the United States