1974 Sioux Falls mayoral election

1974 Sioux Falls mayoral election
April 9, 1974
April 23, 1974
 
Candidate Rick Knobe Mike Schirmer Dean R. Sheffield
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round 2,889
20.69% 		6,120
43.83% 		2,887
20.68%
Runoff 8,864
50.67% 		8,447
48.80% 		Eliminated
Mayor before election

Mike Schirmer
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Rick Knobe
Nonpartisan

The 1974 Sioux Falls mayoral election took place on April 23, 1974, following a primary election on April 9, 1974. Incumbent Mayor Mike Schirmer, who was first elected in a 1968 special election and re-elected unopposed in 1969, ran for re-election. He placed first in the primary with 44 percent of the vote. Rick Knobe, a 27-year-old radio talk show host, narrowly placed second in the primary with 21 percent of the vote, defeating customer service representative Dean Sheffield by 2 votes. In the general election, Knobe narrowly defeated Schirmer with 51 percent of the vote.

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