1945 Los Angeles mayoral election

The 1945 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 3, 1945. Incumbent Fletcher Bowron was re-elected.

Results[]

Los Angeles mayoral general election, April 3, 1945^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Fletcher Bowron (incumbent)	146,323	53.91%	+5.07%
	Independent	Clifford Clinton	51,071	18.82%
	Republican	Roger Jessup	33,940	12.50%
	Independent	Ira J. McDonald	12,674	4.67%
	Democratic	Sam Yorty	10,393	3.83%
	Independent	Anthony P. Entenza	10,301	3.80%
	Independent	Oliver K. Jones	2,333	0.86%
	Independent	Dolores Gunn	1,273	0.47%
	Prohibition	Fred Dyster	789	0.29%
	Independent	James L. Hill	645	0.24%
	Socialist Workers	Myra Tanner Weiss	580	0.21%
	Independent	Leland E. Zeman	506	0.19%
	Independent	George R. Martin	366	0.14%
	Independent	Harley Mosteller	233	0.09%
Total votes			271,427	100.00
	Republican hold		Swing

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City Attorney	2009
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