Voters re-elect Gordon S. Clinton as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 8, 1960.

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On March 8, 1960, voters re-elect Gordon S. Clinton (1920-2011) as mayor of the city of Seattle.

Pursuant to the Freeholders' Charter of 1946, the mayor's term of office was changed from two years to four years. Elections were held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in March. The vote counts were as follows:

Gordon S. Clinton - 84,274
Gordon Newell - 37,897

Sources:
Seattle City Clerk, "Mayors of the City of Seattle," (www.ci.seattle.wa.us/seattle/leg/clerk/mayors.htm).

By David Wilma, November 19, 2000

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Gordon S. Clinton (1920-2011), 1956
Courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives