1967 San Diego mayoral election

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1967 San Diego mayoral election
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  1963 November 7, 1967 (1967-11-07) 1971  
  Mayor Frank E. Curran.jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Frank Curran Allen Hitch
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote96,59747,230
Percentage67.2%32.8%

Mayor before election

Frank Curran
Democratic

Elected mayor

Frank Curran
Democratic

The 1967 San Diego mayoral election was held on November 7, 1967, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent Mayor Frank Curran stood for reelection to a second term. In the primary election, Curran and Allen Hitch received the most votes and advanced to the runoff. Curran was then reelected mayor with a majority of the votes.

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Candidates

Campaign

Incumbent Mayor Frank Curran stood for reelection to a second term. On September 19, 1963, Curran came in first in the primary election with 47.2 percent of the vote, followed by former City Councilmember Allen Hitch in second with 32.5 percent. Because no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election was held between Curran and Hitch. On November 7, 1967, Curran easily defeated Hitch a majority of 67.2 percent of the vote in the runoff and was reelected to the office of the mayor. [4] [3]

Primary Election results

San Diego mayoral primary election, 1967 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank Curran (incumbent) 52,355 47.2
Republican Allen Hitch 36,060 32.5
Nonpartisan John Clayton11,29910.2
Nonpartisan Gerard A. Dougherty5,2024.7
Nonpartisan George Stahlman4,6114.2
Nonpartisan Lloyd W. Gough7930.7
Nonpartisan Tom Kane6900.6
Total votes111,010 100

General Election results

San Diego mayoral general election, 1967 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank Curran (incumbent) 96,597 67.2
Republican Allen Hitch47,23032.8
Total votes143,827 100

References

  1. 1 2 Pourade, Richard (1977). The History of San Diego Volume VII: City of the Dream, 1940-1970. San Diego: Copley Press. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  2. "State-by-State Review of 1967 Elections". CQ Almanac 1967. Washington, DC. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Abrahamson, Alan (October 20, 1992). "Former Mayor Curran Dies; Led Downtown Restoration". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Election History - Mayor of San Diego" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved September 10, 2017.