▁the ▁run off . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁Har ley ▁E . ▁Kno x , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁City ▁Council ▁James ▁B . ▁Ab bey ▁Fred ▁W . ▁Sim pson ▁Albert ▁E . ▁Flow ers ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁Pre viously ▁elected ▁Mayor ▁Per cy ▁J . ▁Ben b ough ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁office ▁mid - term ▁of ▁natural ▁causes . ▁Howard ▁B . ▁B ard ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁Ben b ough ' s ▁term . ▁B ard ▁did ▁not ▁stand ▁for ▁election ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁his ▁own . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Har ley ▁E . ▁Kno x ▁came ▁in ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁primary ▁election ▁with ▁ 4 3 . 4 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁votes , ▁followed ▁by ▁James ▁B . ▁Ab bey ▁in ▁second ▁place ▁with ▁ 3 2 . 0 ▁percent . ▁Because ▁they ▁had ▁the ▁two ▁highest ▁vote ▁tal lies , ▁Kno x ▁and ▁Ab bey ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁run off ▁election . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Kno x ▁came ▁in ▁first ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁run off ▁election ▁with ▁ 6 8 . 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁mayor . ▁ ▁Primary ▁E lection ▁results ▁ ▁General ▁E lection ▁results ▁ ▁References ▁▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁Category : 1 9 4 3 ▁California ▁elections ▁Category : 1 9 4 3 ▁United ▁States ▁mayor al ▁elections ▁Category : 1