1949 Los Angeles mayoral election

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1949 Los Angeles mayoral election
	April 5, 1949 and May 31, 1949
Mayor before election; Fletcher Bowron;	Elected Mayor ; Fletcher Bowron;

The 1949 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 5, 1949, with a run-off election on May 31, 1949. Incumbent Fletcher Bowron was re-elected.^[1]

Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.^[2]

Election

Bowron announced his candidacy for a fourth full term in office, with State Senator Jack Tenney, City Engineer Lloyd Aldrich, and Board of Education member Olin Darby also announcing their intentions to run against Bowron.^[3] In the primary, Bowron and Aldritch advanced to the general runoff election.^[4] Tenney, the head of the House Un-American Activities Committee, was opposed by the AFL Central Labor Council and came in third.^[5] In the runoff election, Bowron defeated Aldritch by a smaller margin, with Bowron calling the election the "dirtiest in [his] experience," due to him and Aldrich being political enemies.^[6]

Results

Primary election

Los Angeles mayoral primary election, April 5, 1949^[7]
Candidate	Votes	%
Fletcher Bowron (incumbent)	179,929	44.99
Lloyd Aldrich	87,766	21.95
Ellis E. Patterson	57,286	14.33
Jack Tenney	48,162	12.04
Olin E. Darby	18,806	4.70
Joseph E. Shaw	2,716	0.68
William N. Attaway	2,647	0.66
Myra Tanner Weiss	1,506	0.38
Joseph H. Thayer	1,085	0.27
Total votes	399,903	100.00

General election

Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 31, 1949^[8]
Candidate	Votes	%
Fletcher Bowron (incumbent)	238,190	53.48
Lloyd Aldrich	207,211	46.52
Total votes	445,401	100.00

References and footnotes

^ "Bowron Re-elected; Port Votes for Aldrich, 2 to I Mayor Wins by 30,000 in Close Contest". San Pedro News Pilot. June 1, 1949.
^ "LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT" (PDF). League of Women Voters.
^ "Bowron to Try for Re-Election". San Pedro News Pilot. January 17, 1949.
^ "Bowron, Aldrich to Stage Runoff May 31; Moore, Becker Re-elected One Third of Registered Port Voters at Polls". San Pedro News Pilot. April 6, 1949.
^ "TENNEY LOSES IN L. A. BALLOT". Organized Labor. April 22, 1949.
^ "Bitter Fight Ends LA Re-Elects Mayor Bowron In Hotly Contested Balloting". Madera Tribune. June 1, 1949.
^ "Los Angeles Mayor - Primary". Our Campaigns.
^ "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

External links

Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles

[1] "Bowron Re-elected; Port Votes for Aldrich, 2 to I Mayor Wins by 30,000 in Close Contest". San Pedro News Pilot. June 1, 1949.

[nonpartisan-2] "LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT" (PDF). League of Women Voters.

[3] "Bowron to Try for Re-Election". San Pedro News Pilot. January 17, 1949.

[4] "Bowron, Aldrich to Stage Runoff May 31; Moore, Becker Re-elected One Third of Registered Port Voters at Polls". San Pedro News Pilot. April 6, 1949.

[5] "TENNEY LOSES IN L. A. BALLOT". Organized Labor. April 22, 1949.

[6] "Bitter Fight Ends LA Re-Elects Mayor Bowron In Hotly Contested Balloting". Madera Tribune. June 1, 1949.

[7] "Los Angeles Mayor - Primary". Our Campaigns.

[8] "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

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