| Election Name: | 1932 San Diego mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of San Diego, California.svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1931 San Diego mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1931 |
| Next Election: | 1935 San Diego mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1935 |
| Nominee1: | John F. Forward Jr. |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 27,958 |
| Percentage1: | 81.8% |
| Nominee2: | William E. Harper |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan candidate |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,216 |
| Percentage2: | 18.2% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Walter W. Austin |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | John F. Forward Jr. |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
The 1932 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 26, 1932 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Walter W. Austin did not stand for reelection. In the primary election, John F. Forward Jr. and William E. Harper received the most votes and advanced to a runoff election. Forward was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.
Incumbent Mayor Walter W. Austin did not stand for reelection. On March 22, 1932, John F. Forward Jr. came in first in the primary election with 47.0 percent of the votes, followed by William E. Harper in second place with 20.9 percent. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote, Forward and Harper advanced to a runoff election. On April 26, 1932, Forward came in first place in the runoff election with 81.8 percent of the vote and was elected to the office of the mayor.