1913 Los Angeles mayoral election

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1913 Los Angeles mayoral election
  1911 May 6, 1913 (1913-05-06) and June 3, 1913 (1913-06-03) 1915  
  Henry H. Rose, a portrait.jpg John W. Shenk, 1913.png Harriman-job-1902.jpg
Candidate Henry H. Rose John W. Shenk Job Harriman
First round22,042
28.01%
35,395
44.98%
20,508
26.06%
Runoff46,045
54.72%
38,109
45.29%
Eliminated

Mayor before election

George Alexander

Elected Mayor

Henry H. Rose

The 1913 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on May 6, 1913, with a run-off election on June 3, 1913. George Alexander had retired from the job and police judge Henry H. Rose was elected over Los Angeles City Attorney John W. Shenk. [1]

Contents

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

Election

With the retirement of incumbent George Alexander, the seat was now open. Los Angeles City Attorney John W. Shenk, previous election candidate Job Harriman, and police judge Henry H. Rose ran in the primary. Shenk, Good Government Organization politician, was nominated and endorsed by the Municipal Conference while Harriman was again nominated by the Socialist Party. [3] In the primary election, Harriman was eliminated when Independent politician Henry H. Rose led him by a small margin, meaning he would face Shenk in the general election. [4] [5]

In the runoff, many African-American newspapers urged the election of Rose due to Shenk's decision against C. W. Holden that caused discrimination against African-Americans. [6] In the runoff, Rose won against Shenk at a time where African-Americans represented about fifteen thousand votes. [1]

Results

Primary election

Los Angeles mayoral primary election, May 6, 1913 [7]
CandidateVotes %
John W. Shenk 35,39544.98
Henry H. Rose 22,04228.01
Job Harriman 20,50826.06
Henry Clay Needham5640.72
James O. Becker1840.23
Total votes78,693 100.00

General election

Los Angeles mayoral general election, June 3, 1913 [8]
CandidateVotes %
Henry H. Rose 46,04554.72
John W. Shenk 38,10945.29
Total votes84,154 100.00

References and footnotes

  1. 1 2 "MAYOR-ELECT ROSE TAKES OATH OF L. A. OFFICE". Sacramento Daily Union . June 20, 1913.
  2. "LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT" (PDF). League of Women Voters .
  3. "SHENK IS NOMINATED FOR MAYOR IN LOS ANGELES". The Sacramento Union . April 3, 1913.
  4. "Job Harriman Is Eliminated By Associated Press". Hanford Journal. May 7, 1913.
  5. "CLAIM 11,001 VOTES LINED OP FOR SHENK Municipal Conference Will Continue Spirited Campaign Until Election Day". Los Angeles Herald . May 21, 1913.
  6. Edmonds, Jefferson, ed. (April 4, 1913). "Shenk for Mayor? Wait!". The Liberator. Vol. 12, no. 1. Los Angeles, CA. p. 2. OCLC   12031126.
  7. "Los Angeles Mayor - Primary". Our Campaigns.
  8. "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

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