1974 Sioux Falls mayoral election

1974 Sioux Falls mayoral election

← 1969 April 9, 1974 April 23, 1974 1979 →

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

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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.