1971 San Diego mayoral election
Primary election results

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
-
Republican
Pete Wilson
57,940
36.8
-
Democratic
Ed Butler
28,870
18.3
-
Republican
Jack Walsh
25,546
16.2
-
Democratic
Frank Curran
16,743
10.6
-
Nonpartisan
Dan Grady
7,776
4.9
-
Republican
Tom Hom
7,106
4.5
-
Nonpartisan
Virginia Taylor
6,125
3.9
-
Nonpartisan
Gilbert Robledo
2,923
1.9
-
Nonpartisan
Alan Littlemore
1,584
1.0
-
Republican
Mike Schaefer
1,540
1.0
-
Nonpartisan
Arthur Mannion
425
0.3
-
Nonpartisan
William McKinley
373
0.2
-
Nonpartisan
Don Marsh
341
0.2
-
Nonpartisan
Kenny Olson
340
0.2
Total votes
Total votes
Total votes
157,632
100

Question: Where did everyone finish in the 1971 San Diego mayoral election? 
Answer: In the 1971 San Diego mayoral election, Butler came in second place with 18.3 percent, followed by Walsh in third place with 16.2 percent of the vote, and Curran at 10.6 percent.