1949 Los Angeles mayoral election
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.
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Results
Primary election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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
- "Los Angeles Mayor - Primary". Our Campaigns.
- Officially all candidates are non-partisan.
- "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.
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