1939 San Diego mayoral election
The 1939 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 25, 1939 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Percy J. Benbough stood for reelection to a second term. In the primary election, Percy J. Benbough and Jacob Weinberger received the most votes and advanced to a runoff election. Benbough was then reelected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.
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Candidates
- Percy J. Benbough, Mayor of San Diego
- Jacob Weinberger, attorney[1][2]
- Magner White
- Claude Chandler
Campaign
Incumbent Mayor Percy J. Benbough stood for reelection to a second term. Mayor Benbough had fallen out politically with the volunteer Civic Affairs Conference that had endorsed him in the previous election. Therefore, Benbough campaigned alongside a slate of city council candidates opposed to the conference's candidates, promising to "mow 'em down."[3]
On March 28, 1939, Benbough came in first in the primary election with 57.9 percent of the votes, followed by Jacob Weinberger in second place with 24.3 percent. Because they had the two highest vote tallies, Benbough and Weinberger advanced to the runoff election. On April 25, 1939, Benbough came in first place in the runoff election with 77.9 percent of the vote and was reelected to the office of the mayor.[4]
Primary Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Percy J. Benbough | 22,652 | 57.9 | |
| Democratic | Jacob Weinberger | 9,707 | 24.4 | |
| Nonpartisan | Magner White | 4,236 | 10.6 | |
| Nonpartisan | Claude Chandler | 3,241 | 8.1 | |
| Total votes | 39,836 | 100 | ||
General Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Percy J. Benbough | 32,196 | 77.9 | |
| Democratic | Jacob Weinberger | 9,113 | 22.1 | |
| Total votes | 41,309 | 100 | ||
References
- Price, Robert E. (Fall 2010). "Sol Price: Retail Revolutionary The FedMart Years—1954-1975" (PDF). The Journal of San Diego History. 56 (4): 186. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- Garth, Mark E. "Courthouse Tour: Jacob Weinberger Story". www.casb.uscourts.gov. United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- Pourade, Richard (1967). The History of San Diego Volume VI: The Rising Tide, 1920-1941. San Diego: Copley Press. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- "Election History - Mayor of San Diego" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved September 8, 2017.