Los Angeles mayoral election, 1919

Los Angeles mayoral election, 1919

May 6, 1919 and June 3, 1919

Candidate Meredith P. Snyder Frederick T. Woodman Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 26,779 15,578 Percentage 63.22% 36.78%

Mayor before election Frederick T. Woodman Independent Elected Mayor Meredith P. Snyder Democratic

The 1919 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on May 6, 1919, with a run-off election on June 3, 1919. Incumbent Frederick T. Woodman was defeated by Meredith P. Snyder.

Results

Primary election

Los Angeles mayoral primary election, May 6, 1919[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Meredith P. Snyder	23,368	37.28%	-7.02%
	Independent	Frederick T. Woodman	19,504	31.12%	-19.55%
	Independent	Sylvester Weaver	13,864	22.12%
	Independent	Gesner Williams	4,316	6.89%
	Independent	Irene Smith	1,516	2.42%
	Independent	Henry E. Small	116	0.19%
Total votes			62,684	100.00

General election

Los Angeles mayoral general election, June 3, 1919[3][4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Meredith P. Snyder	26,779	63.22%
	Independent	Frederick T. Woodman	15,578	36.78%
Total votes			42,357	100.00
	Democratic gain from Independent		Swing

References and footnotes

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

External links

• Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles