1973 Los Angeles mayoral election
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The 1973 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 3, 1973, with a run-off election on May 20, 1973. Incumbent Sam Yorty was defeated by Tom Bradley.
Results
Primary election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Tom Bradley | 233,789 | 35.39% | −6.41% | |
Democratic | Sam Yorty | 190,649 | 28.86% | +2.77% | |
Democratic | Jesse M. Unruh | 114,693 | 17.36% | ||
Independent | Thomas Reddin | 83,930 | 12.70% | ||
Democratic | Joel Wachs | 24,907 | 3.77% | ||
Republican | Bob Dornan | 4,849 | 0.73% | ||
Socialist Workers | Olga L. Rodriguez | 2,326 | 0.35% | ||
Independent | Ray Bagley | 2,118 | 0.32% | ||
Democratic | Eileen Anderson | 1,037 | 0.16% | −0.07% | |
Independent | Malbour L. Watson | 792 | 0.12% | ||
Republican | Walter R. Buchanan | 685 | 0.10% | ||
Independent | Leonard Orr | 555 | 0.08% | ||
Republican | James A. Ware | 371 | 0.06% | ||
Total votes | 660,701 | 100.00 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Tom Bradley | 433,473 | 56.34% | +9.60% | |
Democratic | Sam Yorty | 335,857 | 43.66% | −9.60% | |
Total votes | 769,330 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
References and footnotes
- ^ "Los Angeles Mayor - Primary". Our Campaigns.
- ^ a b Officially all candidates are non-partisan.
- ^ "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.