1965 Los Angeles mayoral election

The 1965 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 6, 1965. Incumbent Sam Yorty was re-elected over James Roosevelt and six other candidates in the primary election. Municipal elections in California, including for mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot. == Candidates == James F. Bolger Socrates Chrisoheris Oscar G. Coover, candidate for mayor in 1961 Joseph W. Hawthorne Patrick D. McGee, former member of the Los Angeles City Council and California General Assembly and candidate for mayor in 1961 James Roosevelt, former U.S. representative and son of former United States president Franklin D. Roosevelt James A. Ware Sam Yorty, incumbent mayor since 1961 == Campaign == During the campaign, James A. Ware criticized both Yorty and Roosevelt for favoring "federal intervention in city affairs" and "federal encroachment", while City Councilmember Billy G. Mills criticized Roosevelt for disenfranchising minority groups. McGee was criticized by Yorty for running to split the vote. Roosevelt was backed by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and AFL–CIO, criticizing Yorty on his memberships of a "racially segregated private club" and his leadership. Yorty hit back with criticisms of Roosevelt's spendings and outside spending for his campaign. In the primary election, Yorty won outright and defeated Roosevelt with a majority of the vote. == Results == == References and footnotes == == External links == Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles Archived June 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine