Daniel C. Reed was elected Mayor with a plurality of the votes.

Incumbent Mayor William H. Carlson stood for re-election to a third two-year term as an independent.

His re-election was contested by Daniel C. Reed, a Republican, C.F.

In addition to the partisan candidates, three others contested the election as independents.

[1] On April 6, 1897, Reed was elected mayor with a plurality of 39.2 percent of the vote.