1985 Los Angeles mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1985 Los Angeles mayoral election Los Angeles presidential no 1981 Los Angeles mayoral election 1981 1989 Los Angeles mayoral election 1989 1985 04 09 Tom Bradley portrait, 1986 (cropped).jpg Tom Bradley c0c0c0 313,318 67.61% John Ferraro, 1986.jpg John Ferraro c0c0c0 141,499 30.53% Mayor Tom Bradley Tom Bradley The 1985 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 9, 1985. Incumbent Tom Bradley was re-elected over councilmember John Ferraro.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19850410.2.30&srpos=13&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Bradley elected to fourth term in LA mayor race April 10, 1985 The Desert Sun Bradley's re-election would give him a fourth term, an unprecedented feat in the office as no mayor except for James R. Toberman (from 1878 to 1882) had been re-elected to a fourth consecutive term.Toberman's tenure was shorter than Bradley's, as mayos only held office for one year. Candidates Eileen Anderson, perennial candidate Tom Bradley, incumbent mayor since 1973 and Democratic nominee for governor in 1982 Walter R. Buchanan Venus De Milo John Ferraro, member of the Los Angeles City Council from Hancock Park Sal Genovese James E. Harris Judy L. Huffman William Loska Campaign Bradley had previously run for Governor of California in 1982, a year after his re-election in 1981, but lost to George Deukmejian. Bradley had been speculated to try for Governor again in 1986, but in January 1985, Bradley announced his run for an unprecedented fourth term.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19850110.2.32&srpos=27&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Bradley will seek 4th term January 10, 1985 The Desert Sunhttps://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19850308.2.56&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Bradley seeks fourth term March 8, 1985 The Desert Sun He was mainly challenged by councilman Ferraro, who was viewed as a more moderate option to Bradley.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19850409.2.32&srpos=11&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Moderate vote seen in race for LA mayor April 9, 1985 The Desert Sun Bradley was widely expected to win re-election, with polls showing Bradley ahead of Ferraro.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SRPD19850313.1.30&srpos=9&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Polls show Bradley ahead in mayor race March 13, 1985 The Press Democrathttps://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19850409.1.9&srpos=22&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Bradley is favored to win fourth term as voters go to the polls in Los Angeles April 9, 1985 San Bernardino Sun Polls also showed that Bradley was mostly supported by non-white Democrats while Ferraro was supported by white Republicans, even though both were Democrats.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SRPD19850331.1.44&srpos=63&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Political split in LA mayor's race March 31, 1985 The Press Democrat Bradley won outright and won election to a fourth term in office, the first time in Los Angeles history that someone was elected to a fourth full term.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19850410.1.1&srpos=67&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Bradley wins unprecedented fourth term in Los Angeles April 10, 1985 Santa Cruz Sentinel Results Los Angeles mayoral general election, April 9, 1985Los Angeles Mayor http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=230927 Our Campaigns Tom Bradley (incumbent) 313,318 67.61 John Ferraro 141,499 30.53 Eileen Anderson 1,899 0.41 William Loska 1,878 0.41 Venus De Milo 1,404 0.30 Walter R. Buchanan 1,126 0.24 Sal Genovese 921 0.20 James E. Harris 730 0.16 Judy L. Huffman 658 0.14 463,433 100.00 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 1985 Los Angeles Los Angeles mayoral election Mayoral election Los Angeles mayoral election