1993 Los Angeles mayoral election

1993 Los Angeles mayoral election

← 1989 April 20, 1993 (1993-04-20) and June 8, 1993 (1993-06-08) 1997 →
 
Candidate Richard Riordan Michael Woo Joel Wachs
First round 158,527
33.42%
113,913
24.01%
52,221
11.01%
Runoff 314,559
53.94%
268,137
46.06%
Eliminated

 
Candidate Richard Katz Linda Griego
First round 46,163
9.73%
34,227
7.22%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Mayor before election

Tom Bradley

Elected Mayor

Richard Riordan

The 1993 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 20, 1993, with a run-off election on June 8, 1993. This was the first race in 64 years that an incumbent was not on the ballot. It marked the first time in 24 years that retiring Mayor Tom Bradley was not on the ballot, after five consecutive victories starting in 1973.[1] Richard Riordan became the first Republican mayor elected in 36 years.

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

  1. ^ "Bradley calls it quits". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 25, 1992.
  2. ^ "LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT" (PDF). League of Women Voters.