Los Angeles mayoral election, 1941

Los Angeles mayoral election, 1941

April 1, 1941 and May 6, 1941

Candidate Fletcher Bowron Stephen W. Cunningham Party Republican Independent Popular vote 181,582 149,195 Percentage 54.90% 45.10%

Mayor before election Fletcher Bowron Republican Elected Mayor Fletcher Bowron Republican

The 1941 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 1, 1941, with a run-off election on May 6, 1941. Incumbent Fletcher Bowron was re-elected.

Results

Primary election

Los Angeles mayoral primary election, April 1, 1941[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Fletcher Bowron	146,405	48.84%	-15.49%
	Independent	Stephen W. Cunningham	57,109	19.05%
	Democratic	Charles Kramer	30,643	10.22%
	Independent	John Clinton Porter	28,712	9.58%
	Independent	Frank L. Shaw	24,382	8.13%	-25.68%
	Independent	Charles J. Husband	9,120	3.04%
	Independent	Angie Rossitto	1,963	0.66%
	Independent	Joseph H. Thayer	1,410	0.47%
Total votes			299,744	100.00

General election

Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 6, 1941[2][3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Fletcher Bowron	181,582	54.90%
	Independent	Stephen W. Cunningham	149,195	45.10%
Total votes			330,777	100.00
	Republican hold		Swing

References and footnotes

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

External links

• Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles