1931 San Diego mayoral election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1931 San Diego mayoral election
| country =
| flag_image = Flag of San Diego, California.svg
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1929 San Diego mayoral election
| previous_year = 1929
| next_election = 1932 San Diego mayoral election
| next_year = 1932
| election_date = {{Start date|1931|4|7}}
| image1 = x150px
| nominee1 = Walter W. Austin
| party1 = Republican Party (US)
| popular_vote1 = 23,178
| percentage1 = 73.0%
| image2 = x150px
| nominee2 = Harry C. Clark
| party2 = Republican Party (US)
| popular_vote2 = 8,589
| percentage2 = 27.0%
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| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = Mayor
| before_election = Harry C. Clark
| before_party = Republican Party (US)
| after_election = Walter W. Austin
| after_party = Republican Party (US)
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The 1931 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 7, 1931 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Harry C. Clark stood for reelection to a third term. In the primary election, Clark and Walter W. Austin received the most votes and advanced to a runoff election. Austin was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.
Candidates
- Walter W. Austin, businessman
- Harry C. Clark, mayor of San Diego
- George S. Parker
- David L. Rosco
- Bryant H. Howard
- Samuel Rose
- William I. Kinsley
- Flemmer Adams
Campaign
Incumbent Mayor Harry C. Clark stood for reelection to a third term. During the campaign, opponents of Clark argued that there had been little progress on $8.6 million voters had approved for water projects in 1924 under Clark's tenure.{{cite book|last1=Pourade|first1=Richard|title=The History of San Diego Volume VI: The Rising Tide, 1920-1941|date=1967|publisher=Copley Press|location=San Diego|url=http://www.sandiegohistory.org/archives/books/risingtide/ch7/|access-date=September 8, 2017}}
On March 24, 1931, Walter W. Austin came in first in the primary election with 43.5 percent of the votes, followed by Clark in second place with 22.4 percent. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote, Austin and Clark advanced to a runoff election. On April 7, 1931, Austin came in first place in the runoff election with 73 percent of the vote and was elected to the office of the mayor.
Primary Election results
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| title = San Diego mayoral primary election, 1931{{cite web|title=Election History - Mayor of San Diego|url=https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/city-clerk/pdf/mayorresults.pdf|publisher=City of San Diego|access-date=September 8, 2017}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Walter W. Austin
| party = Republican Party (US)
| votes = 11,167
| percentage = 43.5
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Harry C. Clark (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (US)
| votes = 5,748
| percentage = 22.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = George S. Parker
| party = Nonpartisan candidate
| votes = 5,449
| percentage = 21.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = David L. Rosco
| party = Nonpartisan candidate
| votes = 2,470
| percentage = 9.6
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Bryant H. Howard
| party = Nonpartisan candidate
| votes = 439
| percentage = 1.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Samuel Rose
| party = Nonpartisan candidate
| votes = 216
| percentage = 0.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = William I. Kinsley
| party = Nonpartisan candidate
| votes = 103
| percentage = 0.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Flemmer Adams
| party = Nonpartisan candidate
| votes = 95
| percentage = —
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 25,687
| percentage= 100
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General Election results
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| title = San Diego mayoral general election, 1931
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Walter W. Austin
| party = Republican Party (US)
| votes = 23,178
| percentage = 73.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Harry C. Clark (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (US)
| votes = 8,589
| percentage = 27.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 31,767
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box end}}
References
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