1938 Los Angeles mayoral election

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Los Angeles mayoral election, 1938

  1937 September 16, 1938 (1938-09-16) 1941  
 
Candidate Fletcher Bowron Frank L. Shaw
Party Republican Independent
Popular vote233,427122,692
Percentage64.33%33.81%

Mayor before election

Frank L. Shaw
Independent

Elected Mayor

Fletcher Bowron
Republican

The 1938 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on September 16, 1938 following the recall of incumbent Frank L. Shaw. Shaw was defeated by Fletcher Bowron.

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Results

Los Angeles mayoral recall election, September 16, 1938 [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Fletcher Bowron 233,42764.33%
Independent Frank L. Shaw 122,69233.81%-8.76%
Democratic Alonzo J. Riggs4,0501.12%
Independent Albert F. Osterloh2,7060.75%
Total votes362,875100.00
Republican gain from Independent Swing

References and footnotes

  1. "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.
  2. Officially all candidates are non-partisan.