1943 San Diego mayoral election

1943 San Diego mayoral election

← 1939 April 20, 1943 (1943-04-20) 1947 →
 
Nominee Harley E. Knox James B. Abbey
Party Republican Nonpartisan
Popular vote 25,353 11,913
Percentage 68.0% 32.0%

Mayor before election

Howard B. Bard
Democratic

Elected mayor

Harley E. Knox
Republican

The 1943 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 20, 1943, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Appointed incumbent mayor Howard B. Bard did not stand for election to a term of his own. In the primary election, Harley E. Knox and James B. Abbey received the most votes and advanced to a runoff election. Knox was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.