1915 San Diego mayoral election
April 6, 1915 (1915-04-06)
 
Nominee Edwin M. Capps John Akerman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 10,733 8,284
Percentage 56.4% 43.6%
Mayor before election

Charles F. O'Neall
Republican

 Elected Mayor

Edwin M. Capps
Democratic

The 1915 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 6, 1915 to elect the mayor for San Diego. John Akerman and Edwin M. Capps received the most votes in the primary election and advanced to the runoff. Capps was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes.

Candidates

Campaign

Incumbent Mayor Charles F. O'Neall stood for re-election as mayor. The main challengers to O'Neall were John Akerman, a Republican, and former mayor Edwin M. Capps, a Democrat. Also contesting the race were Andrew Swanson, a Socialist, and Robert McNair, an independent.[3]

On March 23, 1915, Akerman received the highest number of votes in the primary election, followed by Capps. Akerman and Capps advanced to the general election, while Mayor O'Neall, who received little more than half the votes of the front-running Akerman, was eliminated from contention.[1] On April 6, 1915 Capps received a majority of more than two thousand votes more than Akerman in the runoff and was elected mayor for a second, non-consecutive term.[4]

Primary Election results

San Diego mayoral primary election, 1915[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Akerman 6,512 42.0
Democratic Edwin M. Capps 4,963 32.0
Republican Charles F. O'Neall 3,563 23.0
Socialist Andrew Swanson 408 2.6
Independent Robert McNair 67 0.4
Total votes 15,513 100

General Election results

San Diego mayoral general election, 1915[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edwin M. Capps 10,733 56.4
Republican John Akerman 8,284 43.6
Total votes 19,017 100

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "San Diego Primary Results". California Outlook. XVIII (14): 15–16. April 3, 1915. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Akerman Sweeps City; Caps Runs Second". San Diego Union. March 24, 1915. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Election History - Mayor of San Diego" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Capps Chosen Mayor of San Diego". California Outlook. XVIII (15): 14–15. April 10, 1915. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
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