Los Angeles mayoral election, 1953

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Los Angeles mayoral election, 1953
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  Norris Poulson.jpg FletcherBowron.jpg
Candidate Norris Poulson Fletcher Bowron
Party Republican Republican
Popular vote287,619252,721
Percentage53.23%46.77%
Mayor before election

Fletcher Bowron
Republican

Elected Mayor

Norris Poulson
Republican

The 1953 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 7, 1953, with a run-off election on May 26, 1953. Incumbent Fletcher Bowron was defeated by Norris Poulson.

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

Primary election

Los Angeles mayoral primary election, April 7, 1953 [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Norris Poulson 212,66844.06%
Republican Fletcher Bowron 179,20537.13%-7.86%
Independent Lloyd Aldrich 70,82314.67%-7.28%
Independent Paul Burke16,4553.41%
Socialist Workers Myra Tanner Weiss 3,5410.73%+0.35%
Total votes482,692100.00

General election

Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 26, 1953 [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Norris Poulson 287,61953.23%
Republican Fletcher Bowron 252,72146.77%-6.71%
Total votes540,340100.00
Republican hold Swing

References and footnotes

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