Los Angeles mayoral election, 1969

Los Angeles mayoral election, 1969
Los Angeles
April 1, 1969 and May 27, 1969
 
Candidate Sam Yorty Tom Bradley
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 447,030 392,379
Percentage 53.26% 46.74%
Mayor before election

Sam Yorty
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Sam Yorty
Democratic

The 1969 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 1, 1969, with a run-off election on May 27, 1969. Incumbent Sam Yorty was re-elected.

Results

Primary election

Los Angeles mayoral primary election, April 1, 1969[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tom Bradley 293,753 41.80%
Democratic Sam Yorty 183,334 26.09% -31.84%
Democratic Baxter Ward 116,555 16.59%
Republican Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. 99,172 14.11%
Independent Robert M. Wilkinson 2,682 0.38%
Democratic Eileen Anderson 1,600 0.23%
Independent Robert K. Steinberg 1,574 0.22%
Independent Saxon Cameron Elliott 1,160 0.17%
Independent Jack Rourke 760 0.11%
Independent Fred W. Kline 718 0.10%
Independent Arthur Whizin 659 0.09%
Independent William E. Hathaway 375 0.05%
Independent Don Federick 277 0.04%
Democratic Lawrence M. Schulner 169 0.02%
Total votes 702,788 100.00

General election

Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 27, 1969[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sam Yorty 447,030 53.26%
Democratic Tom Bradley 392,379 46.74%
Total votes 839,409 100.00
Democratic 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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