Los Angeles mayoral election, 1989

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Los Angeles mayoral election, 1989
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Candidate Tom Bradley Nate Holden
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote165,59989,184
Percentage51.90%27.95%
Mayor before election

Tom Bradley
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Tom Bradley
Democratic

The 1989 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 11, 1989. Incumbent Tom Bradley was re-elected.

Mayor of Los Angeles American politician

The Mayor of the City of Los Angeles is the official head and chief executive officer of Los Angeles, California, United States. The officeholder is elected for a four-year term and limited to serving no more than two terms. Under the Constitution of California, all judicial, school, county and city offices, including those of chartered cities, are nonpartisan. Eric Garcetti has been the city's 42nd and current mayor since 2013.

Los Angeles City in California

Los Angeles, officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in California, the second most populous city in the United States, after New York City, and the third most populous city in North America. With an estimated population of four million, Los Angeles is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Southern California. The city is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, Hollywood and the entertainment industry, and its sprawling metropolis. Los Angeles is the largest city on the West Coast of North America.

Tom Bradley (American politician) American politician

Thomas J. Bradley was an American politician and former police officer who served as the 38th Mayor of Los Angeles from 1973 to 1993. He has been the only African American Mayor of Los Angeles, and his 20 years in office mark the longest tenure by any mayor in the city's history; barring any change to the City Charter, no other future mayor of Los Angeles will serve longer than Bradley. His 1973 election made him the second African-American mayor of a major U.S. city. Bradley retired in 1993, after his approval ratings began dropping subsequent to the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. Bradley unsuccessfully ran for Governor of California in 1982 and 1986 and was defeated each time by the Republican George Deukmejian. The racial dynamics that appeared to underlie his narrow and unexpected loss in 1982 gave rise to the political term "the Bradley effect." In 1985, he was awarded the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP.

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Results

Los Angeles mayoral general election, April 11, 1989 [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Tom Bradley 165,59951.90%-15.71%
Democratic Nate Holden 89,18427.95%
Democratic Baxter Ward 48,92315.33%
Peace and Freedom Raul Reyes3,9621.24%
Peace and Freedom Maria Elizabeth Muñoz 2,8430.89%
Democratic Eileen Anderson 2,7000.85%+0.44%
Socialist Stewart Alexander 2,6910.84%
Socialist Workers Joel Britton 1,3110.41%
Labor PartyKhushro Ghandi1,2270.39%
Independent Leonard Miropol5010.16%
Independent Gary Passi1470.05%
Total votes319,088100.00
Democratic hold Swing

References and footnotes

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