1957 Los Angeles mayoral election

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1957 Los Angeles mayoral election
Flag of Los Angeles, California.svg
  1953 April 2, 1957 (1957-04-02) 1961  
  Norris Poulson, 1956.jpg Robert Yeakel, 1957.png John M. Ennis, 1957.jpg
Candidate Norris Poulson Robert YeakelJohn M. Ennis
Popular vote311,970141,30644,112
Percentage60.80%27.54%8.60%

Mayor before election

Norris Poulson

Elected Mayor

Norris Poulson

The 1957 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 2, 1957. Incumbent Norris Poulson was re-elected with minimal opposition. Poulson had stated that he would retire from the office before changing his mind and filing for re-election; County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, President of the Los Angeles City Council John S. Gibson Jr., and advertising executive Don Belding all withdrew after Poulson made his announcement. [1] Four candidates still ran to defeat Poulson, but Poulson won outright in the primary election. [2] [3]

Contents

Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot. [4]

Results

Los Angeles mayoral general election, April 2, 1957 [5]
CandidateVotes %
Norris Poulson (incumbent)311,97060.80
Robert Yeakel141,30627.54
John M. Ennis44,1128.60
William Carpenter8,6091.68
Errol Banks7,0941.38
Total votes513,091 100.00

References and footnotes

  1. "Poulson Files for Re-election; Ennis Stays in Mayor Race: McGee Will Seek Seat in Council". Los Angeles Times . January 3, 1957. ProQuest   166973322.
  2. "Election forum held tonight at UCC". El Sereno Star. March 14, 1957.
  3. "Poulson wins second term; Richardson defeats Cole City rubbish collection, tax hikes approved". El Sereno Star. April 4, 1957.
  4. "LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT" (PDF). League of Women Voters .
  5. "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

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