1954 Sioux Falls mayoral election

1954 Sioux Falls mayoral election
April 20, 1954
April 27, 1954
 
Candidate Fay Wheeldon Henry Saure Charles E. Enright
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round 3,886
29.57% 		4,871
37.06% 		3,733
28.41%
Runoff 8,873
61.30% 		5,601
38.70% 		Eliminated
Mayor before election

Henry Saure
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Fay Wheeldon
Nonpartisan

The 1954 Sioux Falls mayoral election took place on April 27, 1954, following a primary election on April 20, 1954. Incumbent Mayor Henry Saure ran for re-election to a second term. In the primary election, Saure placed first, winning 37 percent of the vote. Former South Sioux Falls City Commissioner Fay Wheeldon narrowly defeated former corporate executive Charles Enright in the primary, 30–28 percent, to advance to the general election. Wheeldon defeated Saure in a landslide, winning 61 percent of the vote to Saure's 39 percent.

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