Los Angeles mayoral election, 1945

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Los Angeles mayoral election, 1945
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Candidate Fletcher Bowron Clifford Clinton
Party Republican Independent
Popular vote146,32351,071
Percentage53.91%18.82%
Mayor before election

Fletcher Bowron
Republican

Elected Mayor

Fletcher Bowron
Republican

The 1945 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 3, 1945. Incumbent Fletcher Bowron 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.

Fletcher Bowron American mayor

Fletcher Bowron was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. He was the 35th mayor of Los Angeles, California, from September 26, 1938, until June 30, 1953. He was the longest-serving mayor to date in the city, and was the city's second longest-serving mayor after Tom Bradley, presiding over the war boom and very heavy population growth, and building freeways to handle them.

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Results

Los Angeles mayoral general election, April 3, 1945 [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Fletcher Bowron 146,32353.91%+5.07%
Independent Clifford Clinton51,07118.82%
Republican Roger Jessup33,94012.50%
Independent Ira J. McDonald 12,6744.67%
Democratic Sam Yorty 10,3933.83%
Independent Anthony P. Entenza10,3013.80%
Independent Oliver K. Jones2,3330.86%
Independent Dolores Gunn1,2730.47%
Prohibition Fred Dyster7890.29%
Independent James L. Hill6450.24%
Socialist Workers Myra Tanner Weiss 5800.21%
Independent Leland E. Zeman5060.19%
Independent George R. Martin3660.14%
Independent Harley Mosteller2330.09%
Total votes271,427100.00
Republican hold Swing

References and footnotes

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