1923 Los Angeles mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1923 Los Angeles mayoral election presidential no 1921 Los Angeles mayoral election 1921 1925 Los Angeles mayoral election 1925 1923 05 01 George E. Cryer, 1925 (3x4).jpg c0c0c0 George E. Cryer 61,688 67.9% Bert L. Farmer, 1923.jpg c0c0c0 Bert L. Farmer 17,642 19.4% Edward-E-Moore-Los-Angeles-City-Council-1927.tiff c0c0c0 Edward E. Moore 7,470 8.2% Mayor George E. Cryer George E. Cryer The 1923 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on May 1, 1923. Incumbent George E. Cryer was re-elected over four challengers, which included former Councilman Bert L. Farmer and former Indiana Senator Edward E. Moore. Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.https://my.lwv.org/sites/default/files/leagues/los-angeles/structureofacity.pdf LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT League of Women Voters Election Incumbent George E. Cryer had been elected in 1921 over Meredith P. Snyder and was seeking re-election for a second term.https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/cryer-seeks-re-election/docview/161390590/se-2 CRYER SEEKS RE-ELECTION: Formal Statement Opens Mayoralty Campaign; Incumbent First Candidate to Enter Field; Charter Declared Greatest Municipal Need Los Angeles Times February 8, 1923 He was challenged by former Councilman Bert L. Farmer and former Indiana Senator Edward E. Moore. In the election, Farmer campaigned for charter reform and said that he would "harmonize the various city departments."Spitzzeri Paul R. May 2, 2022 "I Shall Not Play a One-String Fiddle If I Am Elected": A Campaign Pamphlet for Mayoral Candidate Bert L. Farmer, Los Angeles, Spring 1923 https://homesteadmuseum.blog/2022/05/02/i-shall-not-play-a-one-string-fiddle-if-i-am-elected-a-campaign-pamphlet-for-mayoral-candidate-bert-l-farmer-los-angeles-spring-1923/ Homestead Museum Cryer was very popular, being endorsed by the Los Angeles Times and the Municipal League, and won re-election in a landslide.https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/re-elect-mayor-cryer/docview/161404916/se-2 RE-ELECT MAYOR CRYER! April 26, 1923 Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/mayor-cryer-is-indorsed/docview/161463620/se-2 MAYOR CRYER IS INDORSED: Municipal League Favors Re-election of City's Chief; Other Recommendations Are Made April 19, 1923 Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/see-thousands-cryers-lead/docview/161410235/se-2 SEE THOUSANDS IN CRYER'S LEAD: Forces of Mayor Predict Victory Tuesday; Many Ministers to Indorse Him From Pulpit; Warning on Last-Minute Trickery on Voters April 29, 1923 Los Angeles Times Results Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 1, 1923Los Angeles Mayor http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=568421 Our Campaigns Republican Party (United States) George E. Cryer (incumbent) 61,688 67.92 Bert L. Farmer 17,642 19.42 Edward E. Moore 7,470 8.23 E. H. Hancock 3,301 3.64 Ralph L. Knapp 723 0.80 90,824 100.00 References and footnotes External links Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles https://web.archive.org/web/20110619161306/http://cityclerk.lacity.org/election/ June 19, 2011 1923 Category:1923 California elections Los Angeles Category:1920s in Los Angeles Category:May 1923 in the United States