1929 San Diego mayoral election

1929 San Diego mayoral election

March 19, 1929 (1929-03-19)

Nominee Harry C. Clark Patrick F. O'Rourke Party Republican Nonpartisan Popular vote 15,713 7,357 Percentage 58.9% 27.6%

Mayor before election Harry C. Clark Republican Elected mayor Harry C. Clark Republican

The 1929 San Diego mayoral election was held on March 19, 1929, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Harry C. Clark stood for reelection to a second term. In the primary election Clark received a majority of the votes and was elected outright with no need for a contested runoff.

Candidates

• Harry C. Clark, mayor of San Diego
• Patrick F. O'Rourke
• Ozro D. Thomas
• Ella S. Robbins
• William I. Kinsley

Campaign

Incumbent Mayor Harry C. Clark stood for reelection to a second term. On March 19, 1929, Clark received a majority of 58.9 percent of the vote in the primary election. This was more than 30 percent higher than what was received by Patrick O'Rourke, his nearest competitor. Clark received 99.8 percent of the vote in the uncontested runoff on April 2, 1929, and was elected to the office of the mayor.

Primary Election results

San Diego mayoral primary election, 1929

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry C. Clark (incumbent)	15,713	58.9
	Nonpartisan	Patrick F. O'Rourke	7,357	27.6
	Nonpartisan	Ozro D. Thomas	2,069	7.8
	Nonpartisan	Ella S. Robbins	1,104	4.1
	Nonpartisan	William I. Kinsley	445	1.7
Total votes			26,688	100

General Election results

Because Clark won outright in the primary with a majority of the vote, his was the only eligible name on the runoff ballot.

San Diego mayoral general election, 1929

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry C. Clark (incumbent)	23,328	99.8
	Nonpartisan	scattered votes	50	0.2
Total votes			23,378	100