1989 Los Angeles mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1989 Los Angeles mayoral election Los Angeles presidential no 1985 Los Angeles mayoral election 1985 1993 Los Angeles mayoral election 1993 1989 04 11 Tom Bradley, 1989 (cropped).jpg c0c0c0 Tom Bradley 165,599 51.90% Nate Holden helping to paint over graffiti covered wall, 1989 (cropped).jpg c0c0c0 Nate Holden 89,184 27.95% Baxter Ward, 1969 (3x4).jpg c0c0c0 Baxter Ward 48,923 15.33% Mayor Tom Bradley Tom Bradley The 1989 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 11, 1989. Incumbent Tom Bradley was re-elected over ten candidates in the primary election. This would be the last time Bradley ran for mayor, as he chose to retire after his fifth term.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19920925.1.12&srpos=15&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Bradley calls it quits Santa Cruz Sentinel September 25, 1992 Municipal elections in California, including for 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 Candidates Stewart Alexander, KTYM radio host Eileen Anderson, perennial candidate Tom Bradley, incumbent mayor since 1973 and Democratic nominee for governor in 1982 and 1986 Joel Britton Khushro Ghandi Nate Holden, member of the Los Angeles City Council from Crenshaw and former state senator Leonard Miropol Maria Elizabeth Muñoz Gary Passi Raul Reyes Baxter Ward, former chair of Los Angeles County and candidate for mayor in 1969 Declined Zev Yaroslavsky, member of the Los Angeles City Council from the Fairfax District Election Bradley, now in his fourth term, was slowly declining in popularity during his term due to traffic congestion, air pollution, and commercial development threatening residential neighborhoods in the city.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19890221.2.18&srpos=5&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Angelenos applaud Mayor Bradley in poll February 21, 1989 The Desert Sun He had also run in the 1986 California gubernatorial election, which he lost again to Republican George Deukmejian in a landslide.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19890111.2.22&srpos=4&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Bradley ready to file for 5th term as mayor January 11, 1989 The Desert Sun Despite this, Bradley announced that he would be running for a fifth term.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19890202.2.31&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Beaming Tom Bradley starts bid for sth term February 2, 1989 The Desert Sun Tom Bradley seeks fifth term as LA mayor https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19890409.1.12&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- April 9, 1989 Santa Cruz Sentinel He faced minimal opposition at the start, with councilman Zev Yaroslavsky declining to run because of a private poll that had Bradley in the lead.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19890107.2.15&srpos=9&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Bradley's popularity drives foe from race January 7, 1989 The Desert Sun Bradley was widely expected to easily win re-election.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SRPD19890129.1.30&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Bradley breezing to re-election The Press Democrat January 20, 1989 Councilman Nate Holden and former supervisor Baxter Ward filed late into the filing period, giving Bradley two challengers.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19890115.1.8&srpos=4&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- LA's mayor picks up last-minute challenge January 15, 1989 Santa Cruz Sentinel Holden, who was a newcomer in the City Council, was able to drive up some votes, and in the primary election gained one-third of the vote.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19890412.1.7&srpos=16&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Bradley heads toward fifth term as LA mayor April 12, 1989 Santa Cruz Sentinel Results Los Angeles mayoral general election, April 11, 1989Los Angeles Mayor http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=230924 Our Campaigns Tom Bradley (incumbent) 165,599 51.90 Nate Holden 89,184 27.95 Baxter Ward 48,923 15.33 Raul Reyes 3,962 1.24 Maria Elizabeth Muñoz 2,843 0.89 Eileen Anderson 2,700 0.85% Stewart Alexander 2,691 0.84 Joel Britton 1,311 0.41 Khushro Ghandi 1,227 0.39 Leonard Miropol 501 0.16 Gary Passi 147 0.05 319,088 100.00 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 1989 Los Angeles Los Angeles mayoral election Mayoral election Los Angeles mayoral election