1949 Los Angeles mayoral election

The 1949 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 5, 1949, with a run-off election on May 31, 1949. Incumbent Fletcher Bowron was re-elected.

Results

Primary election

Los Angeles mayoral primary election, April 5, 1949^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Fletcher Bowron	179,929	44.99%	−8.92%
	Independent	Lloyd Aldrich	87,766	21.95%
	Democratic	Ellis E. Patterson	57,286	14.33%
	Republican	Jack Tenney	48,162	12.04%
	Independent	Olin E. Darby	18,806	4.70%
	Independent	Joseph E. Shaw	2,716	0.68%
	Independent	William N. Attaway	2,647	0.66%
	Socialist Workers	Myra Tanner Weiss	1,506	0.38%	+0.17%
	Independent	Joseph H. Thayer	1,085	0.27%
Total votes			399,903	100.00

General election

Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 31, 1949^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fletcher Bowron	238,190	53.48%
	Independent	Lloyd Aldrich	207,211	46.52%
Total votes			445,401	100.00
	Republican hold		Swing

References and footnotes

^ "Los Angeles Mayor - Primary". Our Campaigns.
^ ^a ^b Officially all candidates are non-partisan.
^ "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

External links

Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles

[1] "Los Angeles Mayor - Primary". Our Campaigns.

[nonpartisan-2] Officially all candidates are non-partisan.

[3] "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

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