1891 San Diego mayoral election

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1891 San Diego mayoral election
← 1889 April 7, 1891 1893 →
Mayor before election; Douglas Gunn; Republican	Elected mayor ; Matthew Sherman; Republican

The 1891 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 7, 1891, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Matthew Sherman was elected Mayor with a majority of the votes.

Candidates

Matthew Sherman^[1]
J.W. Hughes^[1]

Campaign

Unlike the 1889 election, which was contested solely between Republicans on different tickets, the 1891 featured candidates from both the Republicans and the Democrats. Matthew Sherman was the candidate on the Republican side running against J.W. Hughes on the Democratic side.^[1]

On April 7, 1891, Sherman was elected mayor with 50.6 percent of the vote to Hughes's 49.4 percent.^[2]

Election results

San Diego mayoral election, 1891^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matthew Sherman	1,282	50.6
	Democratic	J.W. Hughes	1,251	49.4
Total votes			2,533	100

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Smythe, William Ellsworth (1908). History of San Diego, 1542-1908. San Diego: The History Company. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Election History - Mayor of San Diego" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

[Smythe-1] Smythe, William Ellsworth (1908). History of San Diego, 1542-1908. San Diego: The History Company. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

[results-2] "Election History - Mayor of San Diego" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

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