1971 San Diego mayoral election

1971 San Diego mayoral election

← 1967 November 2, 1971 (1971-11-02) 1975 →
 
Nominee Pete Wilson Ed Butler
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 116,003 71,921
Percentage 61.7% 38.3%

Mayor before election

Frank Curran
Democratic

Elected mayor

Pete Wilson
Republican

The 1971 San Diego mayoral election was held on November 2, 1971, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent Frank Curran stood for reelection for a third term. California State Assembly member Pete Wilson and former San Diego City Attorney Ed Butler received the most votes in the primary and advanced to the runoff. Wilson was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes.