1989 Los Angeles mayoral election

1989 Los Angeles mayoral election

← 1985 April 11, 1989 (1989-04-11) 1993 →
 
Candidate Tom Bradley Nate Holden Baxter Ward
Popular vote 165,599 89,184 48,923
Percentage 51.90% 27.95% 15.33%

Mayor before election

Tom Bradley

Elected Mayor

Tom Bradley

The 1989 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 11, 1989. Incumbent Tom Bradley was re-elected over ten candidates in the primary election. It would be the last time Bradley ran for mayor, as he chose to retire after his fifth term.[1]

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.