1917 Los Angeles mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1917 Los Angeles mayoral election presidential no 1915 Los Angeles mayoral election 1915 1919 Los Angeles mayoral election 1919 1917 05 01 Frederick T. Woodman.jpg c0c0c0 Frederic T. Woodman 39,445 50.67% Meredith P. Snyder (cropped).jpg c0c0c0 Meredith P. Snyder 34,486 44.30% Mayor Frederic T. Woodman Frederic T. Woodman The 1917 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on May 1, 1917. Incumbent Frederic T. Woodman, who was appointed after the resignation of Charles E. Sebastian, was re-elected over former Mayor Meredith P. Snyder. 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 The previous mayor, Charles E. Sebastian, resigned on September 2, 1916, due to newspapers publishing letters between him and Lillian Pratt showing infidelity.https://homesteadmuseum.blog/2019/09/11/the-fall-of-a-mayor-charles-e-sebastian-1872-1929/ "Downfall of a Mayor": Charles E. Sebastian (1873-1929) September 11, 2019 Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum After three days, the Los Angeles City Council named Frederic T. Woodman as the new mayor, with the term going well for Woodman.https://homesteadmuseum.blog/2022/08/09/disconnected-and-out-of-service-a-press-photo-of-los-angeles-mayor-frederic-t-woodman-ca-1916/ Disconnected and Out of Service: A Press Photo of Los Angeles Mayor Frederic T. Woodman, ca. 1916 August 9, 2022 Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum In the election, Woodman faced former Mayor Meredith P. Snyder, who previously led the city from 1900 to 1904. Sebastian also ran in the election to try and get his old job back, as well as Henry H. Roser (no relation to previous Mayor Henry H. Rose). In the election, Woodman won outright, preventing the need for a runoff.https://www.proquest.com/docview/160385934 WOODMAN NEW MAYOR; COUNCIL SPLIT OVER IT.: Citizens' Committee Criticises Manner of Naming Sebastian's Successor. Swearing In the New Mayor of Los Angeles. New Mayor. September 6, 1916 Los Angeles Times 160385934 Results Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 1, 1917Los Angeles Mayor http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=568428 Our Campaigns Frederic T. Woodman (incumbent) 39,445 50.67 Meredith P. Snyder 34,486 44.30 Henry H. Roser 3,091 3.97 Charles E. Sebastian 825 1.06 77,847 100.00 References and footnotes External links Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles 1917 Category:1917 California elections Los Angeles Category:1910s in Los Angeles Category:May 1917 in the United States