1909 San Diego mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1909 San Diego mayoral election Flag of San Diego, California.svg presidential no 1907 San Diego mayoral election 1907 1911 San Diego mayoral election 1911 1909 4 6 x150px Grant Conard Republican Party (US) 3,606 53.3% x150px John F. Forward Sr. Republican Party (US) 3,158 46.7% Mayor John F. Forward Sr. Republican Party (US) Grant Conard Republican Party (US) The 1909 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 6, 1909, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent Mayor John F. Forward Sr. and Grant Conard received the most votes in the primary election and advanced to the runoff. Conard was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes. Candidates John F. Forward Sr., mayor of San Diego Grant Conard, 1907 mayoral candidate W.J. Kirkwood, 1905 mayoral candidate Campaign Incumbent Mayor John F. Forward Sr. stood for reelection on the Republican ticket. Grant Conard, who was previously the runner up in the 1907 election, once again challenged Forward as a Republican running a non-political campaign.Conard Tells His Mayoralty Issue http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2:136E6A0F0DF56B38@EANX-1393550D415C3A8A@2418357-13935321AD9F3375@4-1393DA82108BB3D8@?p=WORLDNEWS March 19, 2017 The San Diego Union February 19, 1909 Also contesting the race was W.J. Kirkwood, a Socialist. The 1909 election was the first to be held in San Diego using the primary election system.McGrew Clarence Alan City of San Diego and San Diego County: The Birthplace of California 1922 American Historical Society https://archive.org/details/citysandiegoand00socigoog 231 primary election. March 19, 2017 en On March 23, 1909, Forward and Conard received the two highest vote totals and advanced to the general election. Conard was then elected mayor on April 6, 1909, with a majority of the votes in the runoff. Primary Election results San Diego mayoral primary election, 1909Election History - Mayor of San Diego https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/city-clerk/pdf/mayorresults.pdf City of San Diego March 19, 2017 John F. Forward Sr. (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 2,356 40.4 Grant Conard Republican Party (US) 2,265 38.9 W.J. Kirkwood Socialist Party of America 1,206 20.7 5,827 100 General Election results San Diego mayoral general election, 1909Election History - Mayor of San Diego https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/city-clerk/pdf/mayorresults.pdf City of San Diego March 19, 2017 Grant Conard Republican Party (US) 3,606 53.3 John F. Forward Sr. (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 3,158 46.7 6,764 100 References 1909 Category:1909 California elections 1909 Category:1909 United States mayoral elections Category:April 1909 in the United States