1913 San Diego mayoral election

1913 San Diego mayoral election

←  1911 April 8, 1913 (1913-04-08) 1915  →

Nominee Charles F. O'Neall George Marston Party Republican Progressive Popular vote 7,943 7,266 Percentage 52.2% 47.8%

Mayor before election James E. Wadham Democratic Elected mayor Charles F. O'Neall Republican

The 1913 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 8, 1913, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Charles F. O'Neall and George Marston received the most votes in the primary election and advanced to the runoff. O'Neall was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes.

Candidates

• Charles F. O'Neall, real estate agent ^[1]
• George Marston, department store owner ^[2]
• Jacob Beckel, President of the Federated Trades ^[3]

Campaign

Incumbent Mayor James E. Wadham chose not to run for re-election to focus on his legal business and at the urging of his wife. ^[4] Contestants for the open seat included Charles F. O'Neall, a Republican, George Marston, a Progressive running as a non-partisan candidate, and Jacob Beckel, a Socialist. ^[5]

In the campaign, Marston emphasized projects that would lead to a beautiful and prosperous city, including harbor improvements, a new dry dock, a navy center and a railroad to Arizona. O'Neall emphasized the importance of developing commerce and industry over public parks and recreation. ^[1]

On March 25, 1913, O'Neall and Marston received the two highest vote totals in the primary and advanced to the general election. O'Neall was then elected mayor on April 8, 1913, with a majority of the votes in the runoff. ^[5]

Primary Election results

San Diego mayoral primary election, 1913 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles F. O'Neall	6,863	49.9
	Progressive	George Marston	4,824	35.1
	Socialist	Jacob Beckel	2,057	15.0
Total votes			13,744	100

General Election results

San Diego mayoral general election, 1913 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles F. O'Neall	7,943	52.2
	Progressive	George Marston	7,266	47.8
Total votes			15,209	100

References

1. Sies, Mary Corbin; Silver, Christopher (1996). Planning the Twentieth-century American City . JHU Press. pp.  171. ISBN   9780801851643 . Retrieved April 16, 2017. marston o'neall san diego.
2. "For a Business Administration". San Diego Union. February 16, 1913. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
3. "Harriman Opens Party Campaign". San Diego Union. February 11, 1913. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
4. "Wadham Not to Run Again for Office of Mayor". San Diego Union. January 1, 1913. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
5. "Election History - Mayor of San Diego" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved April 15, 2017.