1935 San Francisco mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 presidential Mayor Angelo Joseph Rossi Republican Party (United States) Angelo Joseph Rossi Republican Party (United States) 1935 San Francisco mayoral election San Francisco Flag of San Francisco, California (1900–1940).svg no 1931 San Francisco mayoral election 1931 1939 San Francisco mayoral election 1939 1935 11 05 Angelo Joseph Rossi Angelo Joseph Rossi 1939.jpg 52.58% 96,665 Republican Party (United States) Adolph Uhl Supervisor Adolph Uhl Edit.jpg 32.16% 59,129 Nonpartisan candidate Redfern Mason Redfern Mason Slide 2 Edit Crop.jpg 7.76% 14,267 United Labor FE7F79 The 1935 San Francisco mayoral election was held on November 5, 1935. Incumbent mayor Angelo Joseph Rossi was re-elected with 53% of the vote. 7 November 1935 Rossi swings high plurality at S.F. polls https://www.newspapers.com/image/1095990137/?match=1&terms=rossi%20uhl%20mason The Morning Union Grass Valley and Nevada City 28 August 2024 Campaign United Labor Party Popular front thumb|left|A page from the Western Worker, the west coast organ of the Communist Party USA, featuring the United Labor ticket, October 14, 1935 At a meeting of the American League Against War and Fascism in San Francisco on April 29, 1935, Samuel Adams Darcy, leader of the Communist Party USA's California district, called for a "United Labor party" composed of "Communists, Socialists, EPIC followers and other Liberals" to oppose anti-labor legislation.Anti-War League Asks Boycott Of Germans https://www.newspapers.com/image/678433167/ 5 May 2026 United Press 29 April 1935 Less than a month later, at the annual convention of the End Poverty in California (EPIC) movement, delegate Ben Legere introduced a motion to build a popular front of "EPICs, Socialists, Communists, Laborites, Utopians, Townsendites and Technocrats... to oppose oppressive legislation, war, and fascism." Upton Sinclair, the leader of the movement, expressed his opposition to the plan, and it was voted down.SINCLAIR PLANS NATIONAL EPIC PARTY DRIVE https://www.newspapers.com/image/1235120776/ 4 May 2026 United Press 20 May 1935 On July 19, at a conference held at the Building Trades Temple in San Francisco, the United Labor Party was founded. It brought together 37 organizations, including the Communist Party, a faction of the EPIC movement, 16 Democratic clubs and 13 union locals. Eugene Dietrich of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) was elected chairman and Legere was elected secretary.Labor Ticket to Oppose Rossi Set Up at Conference https://archive.org/details/csfst_005504/mode/1up 5 May 2026 Western Worker 22 July 1935 At the party's second conference held on August 31, San Francisco Newspaper Guild president Redfern Mason was nominated for mayor in the upcoming election.REDFERN MASON LEADS S.F. LABOR TICKET https://archive.org/details/csfst_005517/mode/1up 5 May 2026 Western Worker 5 September 1935 The party's slate was finalized at a ratification convention on September 22; candidates nominated included Legere for sheriff and Anita Whitney for the Board of Supervisors. The party boasted support from 35 labor unions representing over 60,000 workers, as well as high-profile figures such as state assemblyman William Moseley Jones, ILA organizer Harry Bridges, and Thomas Mooney.10,000 AT S.F. UNITED LABOR TICKET MEET https://archive.org/details/csfst_005523/mode/1up 5 May 2026 Western Worker 26 September 1935 Results +1935 San Francisco mayoral electionOur Campaigns - San Francisco Mayor Race - Nov 05, 1935 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=643441 2024-08-27 www.ourcampaigns.comSemi-Official Tally of Vote Completed https://www.newspapers.com/image/1238034643/ 5 May 2026 San Francisco Chronicle 7 November 1935CandidateVotes%Angelo Joseph Rossi96,66552.58%Adolph Uhl59,12932.16%Redfern Mason14,2677.76%Harry L. Todd7,8294.26%Edward Rainey5,9573.24% References Category:Mayoral elections in San Francisco San Francisco