1944 Sioux Falls mayoral election|
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| Candidate
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C. M. Whitfield
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Mark Myers
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| Party
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Nonpartisan
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Nonpartisan
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| Popular vote
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4,651
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2,482
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| Percentage
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65.20%
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34.80%
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The 1944 Sioux Falls mayoral election was held on April 18, 1944. Incumbent Mayor C. M. Whitfield, who was first elected in a 1942 special election, ran for re-election to a full term. He was challenged by Mark Myers, a former State Representative who worked as the janitor at city hall. Whitfield defeated Myers in a landslide, 65–35 percent.
Candidates
- C. M. Whitfield, incumbent Mayor[1]
- Mark Myers, janitor, former State Representative, former Gregory County Register of Deeds[2]
Results
References