Election Name: | 1927 San Diego mayoral election |
Flag Image: | Flag of San Diego, California.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1925 San Diego mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 1925 |
Next Election: | 1929 San Diego mayoral election |
Next Year: | 1929 |
Nominee1: | Harry C. Clark |
Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote1: | 17,147 |
Percentage1: | 61.3% |
Nominee2: | Percy J. Benbough |
Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 10,836 |
Percentage2: | 38.7% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | John L. Bacon |
Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
After Election: | Harry C. Clark |
After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
The 1927 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 5, 1927 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor John L. Bacon did not to stand for reelection. In the primary election, Harry C. Clark and Percy J. Benbough received the most votes and advanced to a runoff election. Clark was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.
Incumbent Mayor John L. Bacon chose not to stand for reelection to a third term, leading to a large field of competitors to replace him. On March 22, 1927, Harry C. Clark came in first place in the primary election with 30.2 percent of the votes, followed by Percy J. Benbough with 17.0 percent. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote, Clark and Benbough advanced to a runoff election. On April 5, 1927, Clark received a majority of 61.3 percent of the vote in the runoff and was elected to the office of the mayor.