1901 San Diego mayoral election

1901 San Diego mayoral election

April 2, 1901 (1901-04-02)

Nominee Frank P. Frary Patterson Sprigg Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,674 1,000 Percentage 59.1% 35.3%

Mayor before election Edwin M. Capps Democratic Elected Mayor Frank P. Frary Republican

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.

Candidates

• Frank P. Frary
• Patterson Sprigg
• Frank Simpson

Campaign

Incumbent Mayor Edwin M. Capps declined to run for re-election. 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.

Election results

San Diego mayoral election, 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank P. Frary	1,674	59.1
	Democratic	Patterson Sprigg	1,000	35.3
	Socialist	Frank Simpson	157	5.6
Total votes			2,831	100