1967 San Diego mayoral election

The 1967 San Diego mayoral election was held on November 7, 1967, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent Mayor Frank Curran stood for reelection to a second term. In the primary election, Curran and Allen Hitch received the most votes and advanced to the runoff. Curran was then reelected mayor with a majority of the votes.

1967 San Diego mayoral election

November 7, 1967 (1967-11-07)

Nominee Frank Curran Allen Hitch Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 96,597 47,230 Percentage 67.2% 32.8%

Mayor before election Frank Curran Democratic Elected mayor Frank Curran Democratic

Candidates

• Frank Curran, mayor of San Diego
• Allen Hitch, former member of the San Diego City Council and 1963 mayoral candidate
• John Clayton
• Gerard A. Dougherty
• George Stahlman
• Lloyd W. Gough
• Tom Kane

Campaign

Incumbent Mayor Frank Curran stood for reelection to a second term. On September 19, 1963, Curran came in first in the primary election with 47.2 percent of the vote, followed by former City Councilmember Allen Hitch in second with 32.5 percent. Because no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election was held between Curran and Hitch. On November 7, 1967, Curran easily defeated Hitch a majority of 67.2 percent of the vote in the runoff and was reelected to the office of the mayor.

Primary Election results

San Diego mayoral primary election, 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Curran (incumbent)	52,355	47.2
	Republican	Allen Hitch	36,060	32.5
	Nonpartisan	John Clayton	11,299	10.2
	Nonpartisan	Gerard A. Dougherty	5,202	4.7
	Nonpartisan	George Stahlman	4,611	4.2
	Nonpartisan	Lloyd W. Gough	793	0.7
	Nonpartisan	Tom Kane	690	0.6
Total votes			111,010	100

General Election results

San Diego mayoral general election, 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Curran (incumbent)	96,597	67.2
	Republican	Allen Hitch	47,230	32.8
Total votes			143,827	100