The 1889 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 2, 1889 to elect the
mayor for
San Diego.
Douglas Gunn was elected Mayor with a majority of the votes.
Candidates
Douglas Gunn, businessman and former newspaper proprietor[1]
In November 1888, incumbent Mayor
William Jefferson Hunsaker resigned from office prior to the completion of his term in office. Council president
Martin D. Hamilton served as acting mayor until the 1889 election could be held.[2]
The 1889 campaign featured two
Republican newspaper proprietors.
Douglas Gunn ran on the non-partisan Citizens' ticket. John R. Berry ran on the Straight Republican ticket.[1]
On April 2, 1889, Gunn was elected mayor with 58.4 percent of the vote to Berry's 41.6 percent.[3]