1973 Los Angeles mayoral election

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1973 Los Angeles mayoral election

← 1969 April 3, 1973 (1973-04-03) and May 20, 1973 (1973-05-20) 1977 →
  Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley (1).jpg SamYorty (1).jpg
Candidate Tom Bradley Sam Yorty
Party Democratic Democratic
First round 233,789
35.39%
190,649
28.86%
Runoff 433,473
56.34%
335,857
43.66%

  Jesse Unruh 1960s family christmas card (1).jpg
Candidate Jesse M. Unruh Thomas Reddin
Party Democratic Independent
First round 114,693%
17.36%
83,930
12.70%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Mayor before election

Sam Yorty
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Tom Bradley
Democratic

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.

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. ^ a b Officially all candidates are non-partisan.
  3. ^ "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

External links[]

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