1973 Los Angeles mayoral election

The 1973 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 3, 1973, with a run-off election on May 20, 1973. Incumbent Sam Yorty was defeated by Tom Bradley.

Los Angeles mayoral election, 1973

April 3, 1973 (1973-04-03) and May 20, 1973 (1973-05-20)

Candidate Tom Bradley Sam Yorty Jesse M. Unruh Party Democratic Democratic Democratic First round vote 233,789 190,649 114,693% First round percentage 35.39% 28.86% 17.36% Runoff vote 433,473 335,857 Runoff percentage 56.34% 43.66%   Candidate Thomas Reddin Party Independent First round vote 83,930 First round percentage 12.70%

Mayor before election Sam Yorty Democratic Elected Mayor Tom Bradley Democratic

Results

Primary election

Los Angeles mayoral primary election, April 3, 1973[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Tom Bradley	233,789	35.39%	-6.41%
	Democratic	Sam Yorty (incumbent)	190,649	28.86%	+2.77%
	Democratic	Jesse M. Unruh	114,693	17.36%
	Independent	Thomas Reddin	83,930	12.70%
	Democratic	Joel Wachs	24,907	3.77%
	Republican	Bob Dornan	4,849	0.73%
	Socialist Workers	Olga L. Rodriguez	2,326	0.35%
	Independent	Ray Bagley	2,118	0.32%
	Democratic	Eileen Anderson	1,037	0.16%	-0.07%
	Independent	Malbour L. Watson	792	0.12%
	Republican	Walter R. Buchanan	685	0.10%
	Independent	Leonard Orr	555	0.08%
	Republican	James A. Ware	371	0.06%
Total votes			660,701	100.00

General election

Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 20, 1973[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Tom Bradley	433,473	56.34%	+9.60%
	Democratic	Sam Yorty (incumbent)	335,857	43.66%	-9.60%
Total votes			769,330	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