1917 Los Angeles mayoral election

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1917 Los Angeles mayoral election
  1915 May 1, 1917 (1917-05-01) 1919  
  Frederick T. Woodman.jpg Meredith P. Snyder, 1919.jpg
Candidate Frederic T. Woodman Meredith P. Snyder
Popular vote39,44534,486
Percentage50.67%44.30%

Mayor before election

Frederic T. Woodman

Elected Mayor

Frederic T. Woodman

The 1917 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on May 1, 1917. Incumbent Frederic T. Woodman, who was appointed after the resignation of Charles E. Sebastian, was re-elected over former Mayor Meredith P. Snyder.

Contents

Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot. [1]

Election

The previous mayor, Charles E. Sebastian, resigned on September 2, 1916, due to newspapers publishing letters between him and Lillian Pratt showing infidelity. [2] After three days, the Los Angeles City Council named Frederic T. Woodman as the new mayor, with the term going well for Woodman. [3] In the election, Woodman faced former Mayor Meredith P. Snyder, who previously led the city from 1900 to 1904. Sebastian also ran in the election to try and get his old job back, as well as Henry H. Roser (no relation to previous Mayor Henry H. Rose). In the election, Woodman won outright, preventing the need for a runoff. [4]

Results

Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 1, 1917 [5]
CandidateVotes %
Frederic T. Woodman (incumbent)39,44550.67
Meredith P. Snyder 34,48644.30
Henry H. Roser3,0913.97
Charles E. Sebastian 8251.06
Total votes77,847 100.00

References and footnotes

  1. "LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT" (PDF). League of Women Voters .
  2. ""Downfall of a Mayor": Charles E. Sebastian (1873-1929)". Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum . September 11, 2019.
  3. "Disconnected and Out of Service: A Press Photo of Los Angeles Mayor Frederic T. Woodman, ca. 1916". Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum . August 9, 2022.
  4. "WOODMAN NEW MAYOR; COUNCIL SPLIT OVER IT.: Citizens' Committee Criticises Manner of Naming Sebastian's Successor. Swearing In the New Mayor of Los Angeles. New Mayor". Los Angeles Times . September 6, 1916. ProQuest   160385934.
  5. "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

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