The 1891 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 7, 1891, to elect the
mayor for
San Diego.
Matthew Sherman was elected Mayor with a majority of the votes.
Unlike the 1889 election, which was contested solely between
Republicans on different tickets, the 1891 featured candidates from both the Republicans and the
Democrats.
Matthew Sherman was the candidate on the Republican side running against J.W. Hughes on the Democratic side.[1]
On April 7, 1891, Sherman was elected mayor with 50.6 percent of the vote to Hughes's 49.4 percent.[2]