Election Name: | 1907 San Diego mayoral election |
Flag Image: | Flag of San Diego, California.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1905 San Diego mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 1905 |
Next Election: | 1909 San Diego mayoral election |
Next Year: | 1909 |
Nominee1: | John F. Forward Sr. |
Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,693 |
Percentage1: | 39.3% |
Nominee2: | Grant Conard |
Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 1,378 |
Percentage2: | 32.0% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | John L. Sehon |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Election: | John F. Forward Sr. |
After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
The 1907 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 2, 1907, to elect the mayor for San Diego. John F. Forward Sr. was elected mayor with a plurality of the votes.
Incumbent Mayor John L. Sehon declined to run for reelection and instead endorsed Republican Grant Conard on the Non-Partisan ticket.[2] Also contesting the race were John F. Forward Sr. on the official Republican ticket, Richard V. Dodge, a Democrat, and George A. Garrett, a Socialist.
On April 2, 1907, Forward was elected mayor with a plurality of 39.3 percent of the vote compared to 32.0 percent for Conard. Dodge came in third with 23.9 percent, and Garrett finished last with 4.7 percent.[3]