Los Angeles mayoral election, 1985

Los Angeles mayoral election, 1985

April 9, 1985

Candidate Tom Bradley John Ferraro Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 313,318 141,499 Percentage 67.61% 30.53%

Mayor before election Tom Bradley Democratic Elected Mayor Tom Bradley Democratic

The 1985 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 9, 1985. Incumbent Tom Bradley was re-elected.

Results

Los Angeles mayoral general election, April 9, 1985[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tom Bradley	313,318	67.61%	+3.77%
	Democratic	John Ferraro	141,499	30.53%
	Democratic	Eileen Anderson	1,899	0.41%	+0.01%
	Independent	William Loska	1,878	0.41%
	Independent	Venus De Milo	1,404	0.30%
	Republican	Walter R. Buchanan	1,126	0.24%
	Democratic	Sal Genovese	921	0.20%
	Socialist Workers	James E. Harris	730	0.16%
	Independent	Judy L. Huffman	658	0.14%
Total votes			463,433	100.00
	Democratic hold		Swing

References and footnotes

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

External links

• Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles