| Election Name: | 1901 San Diego mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of San Diego, California.svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1899 San Diego mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1899 |
| Next Election: | 1903 San Diego mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1903 |
| Nominee1: | Frank P. Frary |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,674 |
| Percentage1: | 59.1% |
| Nominee2: | Patterson Sprigg |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,000 |
| Percentage2: | 35.3% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Edwin M. Capps |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Frank P. Frary |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
The 1901 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 2, 1901, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Frank P. Frary was elected Mayor with a majority of the votes.
Incumbent Mayor Edwin M. Capps declined to run for re-election.[2] Three candidates campaigned for the open seat: Frank P. Frary, a Republican, Patterson Sprigg, a Democrat and Frank Simpson, a Socialist.
On April 2, 1901, Frary was elected mayor with a majority of 59.1 percent of the vote. Sprigg came in second with 35.3 percent of the vote. Simpson came in third with 5.6 percent.