Los Angeles mayoral election, 1915

Los Angeles mayoral election, 1915
Los Angeles
May 4, 1915 and June 1, 1915

 
Candidate Charles E. Sebastian Frederick Whiffen
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 46,498 41,989
Percentage 52.55% 47.45%

Mayor before election

Henry R. Rose
Independent

Elected Mayor

Charles E. Sebastian
Democratic

The 1915 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on May 4, 1915, with a run-off election on June 1, 1915. Charles E. Sebastian was elected.

Results

Primary election

Los Angeles mayoral primary election, May 4, 1915[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Charles E. Sebastian 28,040 38.91%
Independent Frederick Whiffen 14,591 20.25%
Independent Robert M. Allen 12,573 17.45%
Socialist Ralph Luther Criswell 7,881 10.94%
Independent D. C. Casselman 5,403 7.50%
Independent H. S. McCallum 3,570 4.95%
Total votes 72,058 100.00

General election

Los Angeles mayoral general election, June 1, 1915[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Charles E. Sebastian 46,498 52.55%
Independent Frederick Whiffen 41,989 47.45%
Total votes 88,487 100.00
Independent hold Swing

References and footnotes

  1. "Los Angeles Mayor - Primary". Our Campaigns.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Officially all candidates are non-partisan.
  3. "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

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