1938 Los Angeles mayoral recall election

The 1938 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on September 16, 1938 following the recall of incumbent Frank L. Shaw. Shaw was defeated by Fletcher Bowron.

Los Angeles mayoral election, 1938

September 16, 1938 (1938-09-16)

Candidate Fletcher Bowron Frank L. Shaw Party Republican Independent Popular vote 233,427 122,692 Percentage 64.33% 33.81%

Mayor before election Frank L. Shaw Independent Elected Mayor Fletcher Bowron Republican

Results

Los Angeles mayoral recall election, September 16, 1938[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Fletcher Bowron	233,427	64.33%
	Independent	Frank L. Shaw (incumbent)	122,692	33.81%	-8.76%
	Democratic	Alonzo J. Riggs	4,050	1.12%
	Independent	Albert F. Osterloh	2,706	0.75%
Total votes			362,875	100.00
	Republican gain from Independent		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