1988 San Diego mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1988 San Diego mayoral election Flag of San Diego, California.svg presidential no 1986 San Diego mayoral special election 1986 (special) 1992 San Diego mayoral election 1992 1988 6 7 x150px Maureen O'Connor Democratic Party (United States) 126,366 59.5% x150px Floyd Morrow Democratic Party (United States) 71,293 33.6% Mayor Maureen O'Connor Democratic Party (United States) Maureen O'Connor Democratic Party (United States) The 1988 San Diego mayoral election was held on June 7, 1988, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Maureen O'Connor stood for reelection. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though some candidates do receive funding and support from various political parties.https://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/elections/city/run How to Run for Office March 4, 2017 The City of San Diego-Office of the City Clerk March 5, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170305115039/https://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/elections/city/run dead The non-partisan primary was held June 7, 1988. Since the incumbent O'Connor received a majority of the primary votes, she was reelected outright with no need for a runoff. Candidates Maureen O'Connor, mayor of San DiegoRistine Jeff Mayoral hopeful banking on voter 'volatility' http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/1178FBDEC9C87F94?p=WORLDNEWS March 5, 2017 Evening Tribune (San Diego) May 30, 1988 Floyd Morrow, former member of the San Diego City Council and mayoral candidate in 1986 Charles Ulmshneider, newspaper distributor John Kelley, semi-retired public relations man, bible distributor, and perennial candidate Rose Lynne, retired teacher and perennial candidate Campaign Incumbent mayor Maureen O'Connor was seen as the favorite going into the election. Former City Council member Floyd Morrow was considered her chief challenger, though he consistently polled well short of O'Connor. Morrow struggled to gain attention in the race, with O'Connor refusing to attend candidate forums where he might appear.Michael Abrams Poll favors O'Connor 3-1 over Morrow http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/1178FE17170EB24C?p=WORLDNEWS March 5, 2017 San Diego Union June 5, 1988 On June 7, 1988, O'Connor received the majority of the votes and was re-elected mayor. Primary election results San Diego mayoral primary election, 1988Election History - Mayor of San Diego https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/city-clerk/pdf/mayorresults.pdf City of San Diego March 5, 2017 Maureen O'Connor (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 126,366 59.5 Floyd Morrow Democratic Party (United States) 71,293 33.6 Charles Ulmschneider Democratic Party (United States) 7,653 3.6 John Kelley Nonpartisan candidate 4,095 1.9 Rose Lynne Nonpartisan candidate 2,976 1.4 212,383 100 General election Because O'Connor won a majority of the votes in the March primary, there was no need for a runoff in the November general election. References collapsed 1988 Category:1988 California elections Category:1988 United States mayoral elections Category:1980s in San Diego Category:June 1988 in the United States