1949 Los Angeles mayoral election

1949 Los Angeles mayoral election

← 1945 April 5, 1949 (1949-04-05) and May 31, 1949 (1949-05-31) 1953 →
 
Candidate Fletcher Bowron Lloyd Aldrich
First round 179,929
44.99%
87,766
21.95%
Runoff 238,190
53.48%
207,211
46.52%

 
Candidate Ellis E. Patterson Jack Tenney
First round 57,286
14.33%
48,162
12.04%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Mayor before election

Fletcher Bowron

Elected Mayor

Fletcher Bowron

The 1949 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 5, 1949, with a run-off election on May 31, 1949. Incumbent Fletcher Bowron was re-elected.[1]

Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.[2]

  1. ^ "Bowron Re-elected; Port Votes for Aldrich, 2 to I Mayor Wins by 30,000 in Close Contest". San Pedro News Pilot. June 1, 1949.
  2. ^ "LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT" (PDF). League of Women Voters.