1955 San Diego mayoral election

1955 San Diego mayoral election

← 1951 April 19, 1955 (1955-04-19) 1959 →
 
Nominee Charles Dail Harry L. Foster
Party Democratic Nonpartisan
Popular vote 42,897 41,660
Percentage 50.7% 49.3%

Mayor before election

John D. Butler
Republican

Elected mayor

Charles Dail
Democratic

The 1955 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 19, 1955 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor John D. Butler did not stand for reelection. In the primary election, Charles Dail and Harry L. Foster received the most votes and advanced to a runoff election. Dail was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.