Los Angeles mayoral election, 1969

Los Angeles mayoral election, 1969

April 1, 1969 and May 27, 1969

Candidate Sam Yorty Tom Bradley Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 447,030 392,379 Percentage 53.26% 46.74%

Mayor before election Sam Yorty Democratic Elected Mayor Sam Yorty Democratic

The 1969 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 1, 1969, with a run-off election on May 27, 1969. Incumbent Sam Yorty was re-elected.

Results

Primary election

Los Angeles mayoral primary election, April 1, 1969[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tom Bradley	293,753	41.80%
	Democratic	Sam Yorty	183,334	26.09%	-31.84%
	Democratic	Baxter Ward	116,555	16.59%
	Republican	Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr.	99,172	14.11%
	Independent	Robert M. Wilkinson	2,682	0.38%
	Democratic	Eileen Anderson	1,600	0.23%
	Independent	Robert K. Steinberg	1,574	0.22%
	Independent	Saxon Cameron Elliott	1,160	0.17%
	Independent	Jack Rourke	760	0.11%
	Independent	Fred W. Kline	718	0.10%
	Independent	Arthur Whizin	659	0.09%
	Independent	William E. Hathaway	375	0.05%
	Independent	Don Federick	277	0.04%
	Democratic	Lawrence M. Schulner	169	0.02%
Total votes			702,788	100.00

General election

Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 27, 1969[2][3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sam Yorty	447,030	53.26%
	Democratic	Tom Bradley	392,379	46.74%
Total votes			839,409	100.00
	Democratic 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