<page_title> 1971 San Diego mayoral election </page_title> <section_title> Primary election results </section_title> <table> <cell> Ed Butler <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 18.3 <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> <cell> Jack Walsh <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 16.2 <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> <cell> Frank Curran <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 10.6 <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> </table>
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.