1915 Los Angeles mayoral election

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1915 Los Angeles mayoral election
  1913 May 4, 1915 (1915-05-04) and June 1, 1915 (1915-06-01) 1917  
  Portet Charlesa Sebastiana.jpg Frederick Whiffen, 1915.png Robert M. Allan, 1915.png
Candidate Charles E. Sebastian Frederick J. Whiffen Robert M. Allan
First round28,040
38.91%
14,591
20.25%
12,573
17.45%
Runoff46,498
52.55%
41,989
47.45%
Eliminated

  Ralph L. Crisswell, 1915.png D. C. Casselman, 1909.jpg
Candidate Ralph Luther Criswell D. C. Casselman
First round7,881
10.94%
5,403
7.50%
RunoffEliminatedEliminated

Mayor before election

Henry H. Rose

Elected Mayor

Charles E. Sebastian

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

Contents

Results

Primary election

Los Angeles mayoral primary election, May 4, 1915 [1]
CandidateVotes %
Charles E. Sebastian 28,04038.91
Frederick J. Whiffen 14,59120.25
Robert M. Allan 12,57317.45
Ralph Luther Criswell 7,88110.94
D. C. Casselman5,4037.50
H. S. McCallum3,5704.95
Total votes72,058 100.00

General election

Los Angeles mayoral general election, June 1, 1915 [2]
CandidateVotes %
Charles E. Sebastian 46,49852.55
Frederick J. Whiffen 41,98947.45
Total votes88,487 100.00

References and footnotes

  1. "Los Angeles Mayor - Primary". Our Campaigns.
  2. "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

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