The 1901 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 2, 1901, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Frank P. Frary was elected Mayor with a majority of the votes.
Incumbent Mayor Edwin M. Capps declined to run for re-election.[2] Three candidates campaigned for the open seat: Frank P. Frary, a Republican, Patterson Sprigg, a Democrat, and Frank Simpson, a Socialist.[1]
On April 2, 1901, Frary was elected mayor with a majority of 59.1 percent of the vote. Sprigg came in second with 35.3 percent of the vote. Simpson came in third with 5.6 percent.[3]