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Mayors, Postmasters, Collectors of Customs

Mayors of San Diego, 1850-2024 (may be incomplete!)
Joshua Bean 1850-51 David B. Kurtz 1851-52 George P. Tebbetts 1852 William J. Hunsaker 1888 Martin D. Hamilton 1888-89 Douglas Gunn 1889-91 Mathew Sherman 1891-93 William H. Carlson 1893-97 Daniel C. Reed 1897-99 Edwin M. Capps 1899-1901 Frank P. Frary 1901-05 John L. Sehon 1905-07 John F. Forward, Sr. 1907-09 Conard Grant 1909-11 James E. Wadham 1911-13 Charles F. O'Neall 1913-15 Edwin M. Capps 1915-17 Louis J. Wilde 1917-21 John L. Bacon 1921-27 Harry C. Clark 1927-31 Walter W. Austin 1931-32 John F. Forward, Jr. 1932-34 Rutherford B. Irones 1934-35 Albert W. Bennett 1935 Percy J. Benbough 1935-42 Fred W. Simpson 1942 Howard B. Bard 1942-43 Harley E. Knox 1943-51 John D. Butler 1951-55 Charles C. Dail 1955-63 Frank E. Curran 1963-71 Pete Wilson 1971-83 William E. Cleator, Sr. 1983 Roger Hedgecock 1983-85 Ed Struiksma 1985-86 Maureen O'Connor 1986-92 Susan Golding 1992-2000 Dick Murphy 2000-05 Michael J. Zucchet 2005 Toni G. Atkins 2005 Jerry Sanders 2005-12 Bob Filner 2012-13 Todd Gloria 2013-14 Kevin Faulconer 2014-20 Todd Gloria 2020-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1887: Daniel C. Reed, defeated.
  • 1889 Apr 8: Douglas Gunn, elected.
  • 1903: James E. Wadham, defeated.
  • 1925 Mar 24: John L. Bacon, nominated; Fred A. Heilbron, defeated in primary; George L. Mayne, defeated in primary; Marcus W. Robbins, defeated in primary; William I. Kinsley, defeated in primary.
  • 1925 Apr 7: John L. Bacon, elected unopposed.
  • 1932: C. Leon de Aryan, defeated.
  • 1934 Aug 22: John F. Forward, Jr., resigned; Rutherford B. Irones, appointed.
  • 1942 Nov 4: Percy J. Benbough, died in office.
  • 1942 Nov 30: Howard B. Bard, appointed.
  • 1963 Sep 17: Frank E. Curran, advanced to runoff; Murray D. Goodrich, advanced to runoff; David S. Casey, defeated in primary; Allen Hitch, defeated in primary; Helen R. Cobb, defeated in primary; Donald J. Hartley, defeated in primary; Gerard A. Dougherty, defeated in primary; Joseph Costa, defeated in primary; Kenny Olson, defeated in primary; William Matselboba, Sr., defeated in primary; John B. Schneider, defeated in primary; Juan Rivera=Rosario, defeated in primary.
  • 1963 Nov 5: Frank E. Curran, elected; Murray D. Goodrich, defeated.
  • 1967 Sep 19: Frank E. Curran, advanced to runoff; Allen Hitch, advanced to runoff; John Clayton, defeated in primary; Gerard A. Dougherty, defeated in primary; George Stahlman, defeated in primary; Lloyd W. Gough, defeated in primary; Tom Kane, defeated in primary.
  • 1967 Nov 7: Frank E. Curran, elected; Allen Hitch, defeated.
  • 1971 Sep 21: Pete Wilson, advanced to runoff; Ed Butler, advanced to runoff; Jack Walsh, defeated in primary; Frank E. Curran, defeated in primary; Dan Grady, defeated in primary; Tom Hom, defeated in primary; Virginia W. Taylor, defeated in primary; Gilbert Robledo, defeated in primary; Alan Douglas Littlemore, defeated in primary; Mike Schaefer, defeated in primary; Arthur G. Mannion, defeated in primary; William R. McKinley, defeated in primary; Don Marsh, defeated in primary; Kenny Olson, defeated in primary.
  • 1971 Nov 2: Pete Wilson, elected; Ed Butler, defeated.
  • 1975 Sep 16: Pete Wilson, elected; Lee Hubbard, defeated; Otis L. Jones, defeated; John Kelley, defeated; Kenny Olson, defeated.
  • 1979 Sep 18: Pete Wilson, elected; Simon Casady, defeated; John Kelley, defeated; Charlotte Buchanan, defeated; Michael Gomez, defeated; Jerry Lester, defeated; Raul Gonzalez, defeated.
  • 1983 Mar 15: Maureen O'Connor, nominated; Roger Hedgecock, nominated; William E. Cleator, Sr., defeated in primary; Bill Mitchell, defeated in primary; Rich Reil, defeated in primary; Joe Jaffe, defeated in primary; Don D. Parker, defeated in primary; Rosalyn, defeated in primary; George E. Hollis, defeated in primary; William M. Armstrong, defeated in primary; Paul R. Clark, defeated in primary; Jim Cunradi, defeated in primary; Dan Russell, defeated in primary; Oren Cox, defeated in primary; Jerry Paul Shine, defeated in primary; Alex R. H. Weaver, defeated in primary; John P. Yuskiw, defeated in primary; Art Walters, defeated in primary; Leon A. Haake, defeated in primary; Waletr R. Sweadner, defeated in primary.
  • 1983 May 3: Roger Hedgecock, elected; Maureen O'Connor, defeated.
  • 1984 Jun 5: Roger Hedgecock, nominated; Richard W. Carlson, nominated; Nancy Bradshaw, defeated in primary; Rich Reil, defeated in primary; Warren A. Nielsen, defeated in primary; Don D. Parker, defeated in primary; Robertson Whittemore, defeated in primary; Rose Lynne, defeated in primary; James D. Wyrick, defeated in primary.
  • 1984 Nov 6: Roger Hedgecock, elected; Richard W. Carlson, defeated.
  • 1986 Feb 25: Maureen O'Connor, nominated; William E. Cleator, Sr., nominated; Floyd L. Morrow, defeated in primary; Ed Struiksma, defeated in primary; Mary Christian-Heising, defeated in primary; Loch David Crane, defeated in primary; Robert McCullough, defeated in primary; Raymond E. Peters, defeated in primary; John Kelley, defeated in primary; Warren A. Nielsen, defeated in primary; Vernon E. Watts, Jr., defeated in primary; Nicholas R. Walpert, defeated in primary; Rose Lynne, defeated in primary; Arthur F. Helliwell, defeated in primary.
  • 1986 Jun 3: Maureen O'Connor, elected; William E. Cleator, Sr., defeated.
  • 1988 Jun 7: Maureen O'Connor, elected; Floyd L. Morrow, defeated; Charles Ulmschneider, defeated; John Kelley, defeated; Rose Lynne, defeated.
  • 1992 Jun 2: Peter Navarro, nominated; Susan Golding, nominated; Ron Roberts, defeated in primary; Tom Carter, defeated in primary; Loch David Crane, defeated in primary; Bill Thomas, defeated in primary.
  • 1992 Nov 3: Susan Golding, elected; Peter Navarro, defeated; Jim Turner, defeated.
  • 1996 Mar 26: Susan Golding, elected; Jim Bell, defeated; Patrick Coleman, defeated; Loch David Crane, defeated; Jim Turner, defeated; James Hart, defeated.
  • 2000 Mar 7: Ron Roberts, nominated; Dick Murphy, nominated; Peter Q. Davis, defeated in primary; Barbara Warden, defeated in primary; George Stevens, defeated in primary; Byron Wear, defeated in primary; Jim Bell, defeated in primary; Janice Jordan, defeated in primary; Loch David Crane, defeated in primary; Glen D. Adkins, defeated in primary; Robert H. Schmitt, defeated in primary; James Hart, defeated in primary.
  • 2000 Nov 7: Dick Murphy, elected; Ron Roberts, defeated; H. Diane Dixon, defeated.
  • 2004 Mar 2: Dick Murphy, nominated; Ron Roberts, nominated; Peter Q. Davis, defeated in primary; Jim Bell, defeated in primary.
  • 2004 Nov 2: Dick Murphy, elected; Donna Frye, defeated; Ron Roberts, defeated.
  • 2005 Jul 15: Dick Murphy, resigned.
  • 2005 Jul 26: Donna Frye, nominated; Jerry Sanders, nominated; Steve Francis, defeated in primary; Pat Shea, defeated in primary; Richard Rider, defeated in primary; Myke Shelby, defeated in primary; Shawn A. McMillan, defeated in primary; Jim Bell, defeated in primary; Ed Kolker, defeated in primary; Jeremy Ledford, defeated in primary; Thomas Knapp, defeated in primary.
  • 2005 Nov 8: Jerry Sanders, elected; Donna Frye, defeated.
  • 2008 Jun 3: Jerry Sanders, elected; Steve Francis, defeated; Floyd L. Morrow, defeated; Eric M. Bidwell, defeated; James B. Hart, defeated.
  • 2012 Jun 5: Carl DeMaio, nominated; Bob Filner, nominated; Nathan Fletcher, defeated in primary; Bonnie Dumanis, defeated in primary; Tobia L. Pettus, defeated in primary; John Woodrum, defeated in primary.
  • 2012 Nov 6: Bob Filner, elected; Carl DeMaio, defeated.
  • 2013 Aug 30: Bob Filner, resigned.
  • 2013 Nov 19: Kevin Faulconer, nominated; David Alvarez, nominated; Nathan Fletcher, defeated in primary; Michael J. Aguirre, defeated in primary; Lincoln Pickard, defeated in primary; Bruce Coons, defeated in primary; Sina Moghadam, defeated in primary; Hud Collins, defeated in primary; Michael A. Kemmer, defeated in primary; Harry Dirks, defeated in primary; Tobia L. Pettus, defeated in primary.
  • 2014 Feb 11: Kevin Faulconer, elected; David Alvarez, defeated.
  • 2016 Jun 7: Kevin Faulconer, elected; Lori Saldaña, defeated; Ed Harris, defeated.
  • 2020 Mar 3: Todd Gloria, nominated; Barbara Bry, nominated; Scott Sherman, defeated in primary; Tasha Williamson, defeated in primary; Gita Appelbaum Singh, defeated in primary; Rich Riel, defeated in primary.
  • 2020 Nov 3: Todd Gloria, elected; Barbara Bry, defeated.
  • 2024 Mar 5: Todd Gloria, nominated; Larry Turner, nominated; Genevieve Jones-Wright, defeated in primary; Jane Glasson, defeated in primary; Daniel Smiechowski, defeated in primary.
  • 2024 Nov 5: Todd Gloria, elected; Larry Turner, defeated.

    Postmasters at San Diego, 1871-1976 (may be incomplete!)
    Columbus Dunham 1871-76 Daniel Choate 1876-81 Henry H. Burton 1881 George D. Copeland 1881-85 Gustave William Jorres 1885-87 Allen D. Norman 1887-90 Howard M. Kutchin 1890-94 Richard V. Dodge 1894-98 Moses A. Luce 1898-1902 John N. Newkirk 1902-08 Charles H. Bartholomew 1908-17 Lucius R. Barrow 1917-21 Ernest W. Dort 1921-34 Donald M. Stewart 1934-35 Donald M. Stewart 1935-48 William E. Krenning 1948-49 William E. Krenning 1949-59 V. Earl Roberts 1959-61 Ralph S. Colonell 1961 Ralph S. Colonell 1961-76

    Collectors of Customs at San Diego, 1854-1947 (may be incomplete!)
    Oliver S. Witherby as of 1854 William W. Bowers 1874-81 John R. Berry as of 1891 William W. Bowers 1899-1906 Frank W. Barnes as of 1907 Walter T. Blake as of 1909-11 Clarence D. Sprigg as of 1921 William H. Ellison as of 1930-32 William B. George as of 1933-41 Clifford W. Pollock as of 1946 Robert E. Noonan as of 1947

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