1925 Los Angeles mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1925 Los Angeles mayoral election presidential no 1923 Los Angeles mayoral election 1923 1929 Los Angeles mayoral election 1929 1925 05 05 George E. Cryer, 1925 (3x4).jpg c0c0c0 George E. Cryer 82,186 51.2% Benjamin F. Bledsoe, 1925.jpg c0c0c0 Benjamin F. Bledsoe 67,722 42.2% Miles S. Gregory, 1925.jpg c0c0c0 Miles S. Gregory 9,540 6.0% Mayor George E. Cryer George E. Cryer The 1925 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on May 5, 1925. Incumbent George E. Cryer was re-elected, defeating five challengers including judge Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe and Councilmember Miles S. Gregory and winning outright without the need of a general election.https://www.proquest.com/docview/161713167 Los Angeles Times May 7, 1925 TUESDAY'S PRIMARY 161713167 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 and was now seeking re-election for a third term.https://www.proquest.com/docview/161758215 THIRD TERM IS ASKED BY CRYER: Candidacy is Announced for Re-election as Mayor nicipal Ownership Chief Plank in Platform Boulder Darn Project A1lso Declared Issue February 22, 1925 Los Angeles Times 161758215 The election came after the passage of the 1925 charter, which amended the dates of elections and term years; the election was now on odd-numbered years and the term was extended to four years instead of two. Cryer was challenged by Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe, a district judge from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Bledsoe, a Democrat, was supported by many women in Los Angeles and prominent attorney W. H. Anderson.https://www.proquest.com/docview/161697972 Women Urge Women to Support Judge Bledsoe: To the Womanhood of Los Angeles May 1, 1925 Los Angeles Times 161697972 https://www.proquest.com/docview/161745541 ATTORNEY SAYS ELECT BLEDSOE: W. H. Anderson Lauds Former Federal Jurist Weak Attitude Shown by Incumbent Mayor Asserts Candidate Will be Virile in Office May 4, 1925 Los Angeles Times 161745541 He had been urged to run in the election by many leaders, and had stayed quiet about his plans until his announcement to run.https://www.proquest.com/docview/161641810 LEADERS URGE BLEDSOE TO ENTER MAYORALTY RACE: Petition Bearing Names of Many Prominent Citizens Seeks Jurist as Candidate February 18, 1925 161641810 In February 1925, Sylvester Weaver, president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, and Assemblymember Thomas L. Dodge withdrew from the race, leaving the main competition between Cryer and Bledsoe; Weaver endorsed Bledsoe for the race.https://www.proquest.com/docview/161630610 WEAVER, DODGE DROP OUT; PRIMARY VOTE DECISIVE: Field Now Clear for Bledsoe-Cryer Contest Save for Gregory; Federal Jurist Lauded February 20, 1925 Los Angeles Times 161630610 Although Bledsoe was predicted to have an advantage due to a heavy vote, Cryer defeated all his opponents and was re-elected.https://www.proquest.com/docview/161724935 MAYORALTY CONTEST IS MAIN ELECTION ISSUE: Anticipated Heavy Vote to be to Advantage of Judge Bledsoe; His Record, Platform May 3, 1925 Los Angeles Times 161724935 The election was challenged by Edna Allen, who was an elector in the primary, who said that judges in all the districts counted ballots for Cryer that weren't meant for him.https://www.proquest.com/docview/161741956 CRYER ELECTION IS CHALLENGED: Charge of Vote Juggling is Filed With Court Woman Asserts Ballots of Others Given Mayor Connection With Party or Group Disclaimed June 12, 1925 Los Angeles Times 161741956 Results Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 5, 1925Los Angeles Mayor http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=568418 Our Campaigns George E. Cryer (incumbent) 82,186 51.24 Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe 67,722 42.22 Miles S. Gregory 9,540 5.95 Edgar McKee 390 0.24 E. J. Rindler 332 0.21 Ralph L. Knapp 229 0.14 258,420 100.00 References and footnotes External links collapsed 1925 Category:1925 California elections Los Angeles Category:1920s in Los Angeles Category:May 1925 in the United States