1971 San Diego mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1971 San Diego mayoral election Flag of San Diego, California.svg presidential no 1967 San Diego mayoral election 1967 1975 San Diego mayoral election 1975 1971 11 2 x150px Pete Wilson Republican Party (United States) 116,003 61.7% x150px Ed Butler Democratic Party (United States) 71,921 38.3% Mayor Frank Curran Democratic Party (United States) Pete Wilson Republican Party (United States) The 1971 San Diego mayoral election was held on November 2, 1971, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent Frank Curran stood for reelection for a third term. California State Assembly member Pete Wilson and former San Diego City Attorney Ed Butler received the most votes in the primary and advanced to the runoff. Wilson was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes. Candidates Pete Wilson, member of the California State AssemblyThomas Larry 'Undecideds' Called Mayor Primary Key http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2:136E6A0F0DF56B38@EANX-13C5D2046C806FC7@2441214-13C5C1C913325B5B@31-13C9A85B9F02FED0@?p=WORLDNEWS April 23, 2017 The San Diego Union September 19, 1971 Ed Butler, former San Diego City Attorney Jack Walsh, member of the San Diego County Board of SupervisorsWilliams Jack 13-year politician later built low-income housing http://legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com/uniontrib/20050428/news_7m28walsh.html April 23, 2017 San Diego Union-Tribune April 28, 2005 April 24, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170424085821/http://legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com/uniontrib/20050428/news_7m28walsh.html dead Frank Curran, mayor of San Diego Dan Grady, consulting firm president Tom Hom, former member of the California State Assembly and the San Diego City Council Virginia Taylor, self-employed research analyst Gilbert Robledo, sociology and Chicano studies instructor Alan Littlemore, real estate agent Mike Schaefer, member of the San Diego City Council Arthur Mannion, county plannerA.G. Mannion in Mayor Race http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2:136E6A0F0DF56B38@EANX-13C582B89BC6F7A0@2441135-13C568768D89BE23@15-13C63779DD8CDD78@?p=WORLDNEWS April 23, 2017 The San Diego Union July 2, 1971 William McKinley, real estate broker Don Marsh, advertising director Kenny Olson, business owner Campaign In October 1970, prior to the beginning of the campaign, incumbent Mayor Frank Curran and several other City officials were indicted for allegedly taking bribes from the Yellow Cab Company. He was acquitted on all charges prior to the election.MAYOR OF SAN DIEGO LOSES 3D‐TERM BID https://www.nytimes.com/1971/09/23/archives/mayor-of-san-diego-loses-3dterm-bid.html April 23, 2017 The New York Times September 23, 1971 Despite the controversy, Curran chose to run for reelection to a third term, hoping that reelection would serve as a public exoneration from his involvement in the case.Abrahamson Alan Francis Curran; Former San Diego Mayor https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-10-21-mn-445-story.html April 23, 2017 Los Angeles Times October 21, 1992 The 1971 election attracted a then-record 14 declared candidates. Five of Curran's challengers had previous experience in elected office, including California State Assembly member Pete Wilson, former San Diego City Attorney Ed Bulter, San Diego Board of Supervisors member Jack Walsh, former member of the Assembly and the San Diego City Council Tom Hom, and city council member Mike Schaefer. The remaining eight challengers were political outsiders running for their first elective office. In the September 21, 1971 primary election, Wilson received more than twice as many votes his nearest competitor with 36.8 percent of the vote. Butler came in second place with 18.3 percent, followed by Walsh in third place with 16.2 percent of the vote, and Mayor Curran at 10.6 percent. None of the remaining ten candidates received more than five percent of the vote. Because no candidate received a majority of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Wilson and Butler, advanced to the runoff election scheduled for November 2, 1971. Wilson was then elected mayor with a majority of 61.7 percent of the votes. Primary election results San Diego mayoral primary election, 1971Election History - Mayor of San Diego https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/city-clerk/pdf/mayorresults.pdf City of San Diego April 23, 2017 National Democratic Policy Committee Pete Wilson Republican Party (United States) 57,940 36.8 Ed Butler Democratic Party (United States) 28,870 18.3 Jack Walsh Republican Party (US) 25,546 16.2 Frank Curran Democratic Party (US) 16,743 10.6 Dan Grady Nonpartisan candidate 7,776 4.9 Tom Hom Republican Party (US) 7,106 4.5 Virginia Taylor Nonpartisan candidate 6,125 3.9 Gilbert Robledo Nonpartisan candidate 2,923 1.9 Alan Littlemore Nonpartisan candidate 1,584 1.0 Mike Schaefer Republican Party (US) 1,540 1.0 Arthur Mannion Nonpartisan candidate 425 0.3 William McKinley Nonpartisan candidate 373 0.2 Don Marsh Nonpartisan candidate 341 0.2 Kenny Olson Nonpartisan candidate 340 0.2 157,632 100 General election San Diego mayoral general election, 1971 National Democratic Policy Committee Pete Wilson Republican Party (United States) 116,003 61.7 Ed Butler Democratic Party (United States) 71,921 38.3 187,924 100 References 1971 Category:1971 California elections Category:1971 United States mayoral elections 1971 Category:November 1971 in the United States