1949 Los Angeles mayoral election

Los Angeles mayoral election, 1949

← 1945 April 5, 1949 (1949-04-05) and May 31, 1949 (1949-05-31) 1953 →

Candidate Fletcher Bowron Lloyd Aldrich Ellis E. Patterson Party Republican Independent Democratic First round vote 179,929% 87,766 57,286% First round percentage 44.99% 21.95% 14.33% Runoff vote 238,190 207,211 Runoff percentage 53.48% 46.52%   Candidate Jack Tenney Party Republican First round vote 48,162% First round percentage 12.04%

Mayor before election Fletcher Bowron Republican Elected Mayor Fletcher Bowron Republican

The 1949 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 5, 1949, with a run-off election on May 31, 1949. Incumbent Fletcher Bowron was re-elected.

Results[edit]

Primary election[edit]

Los Angeles mayoral primary election, April 5, 1949^[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Fletcher Bowron (incumbent)	179,929	44.99%	-8.92%
	Independent	Lloyd Aldrich	87,766	21.95%
	Democratic	Ellis E. Patterson	57,286	14.33%
	Republican	Jack Tenney	48,162	12.04%
	Independent	Olin E. Darby	18,806	4.70%
	Independent	Joseph E. Shaw	2,716	0.68%
	Independent	William N. Attaway	2,647	0.66%
	Socialist Workers	Myra Tanner Weiss	1,506	0.38%	+0.17%
	Independent	Joseph H. Thayer	1,085	0.27%
Total votes			399,903	100.00

General election[edit]

Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 31, 1949^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Fletcher Bowron (incumbent)	238,190	53.48%
	Independent	Lloyd Aldrich	207,211	46.52%
Total votes			445,401	100.00
	Republican hold		Swing

References and footnotes[edit]

External links[edit]

• Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles