1957 Los Angeles mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1957 Los Angeles mayoral election Los Angeles presidential no 1953 Los Angeles mayoral election 1953 1961 Los Angeles mayoral election 1961 1957 04 02 Norris Poulson, 1956.jpg c0c0c0 Norris Poulson 311,970 60.80% Robert Yeakel, 1957.png c0c0c0 Robert Yeakel 141,306 27.54% John M. Ennis, 1957.jpg c0c0c0 John M. Ennis 44,112 8.60% Mayor Norris Poulson Norris Poulson The 1957 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 2, 1957. Incumbent Norris Poulson was re-elected with minimal opposition. Poulson initially stated that he would retire from the office before changing his mind and filing for re-election; Kenneth Hahn, John S. Gibson Jr., and Don Belding all withdrew after Poulson made his announcement.https://www.proquest.com/docview/166973322 Poulson Files for Re-election; Ennis Stays in Mayor Race: McGee Will Seek Seat in Council January 3, 1957 Los Angeles Times 166973322 Four candidates still ran to defeat Poulson, but Poulson won outright in the primary election.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SS19570314.2.94&srpos=4&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Election forum held tonight at UCC March 14, 1957 El Sereno Starhttps://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SS19570404.2.19&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Poulson wins second term; Richardson defeats Cole City rubbish collection, tax hikes approved El Sereno Star April 4, 1957 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 Candidates Errol Banks William Carpenter John M. Ennis Norris Poulson, incumbent mayor since 1953 Robert Yeakel Withdrew Don Belding, advertising executive John S. Gibson Jr., president of the Los Angeles City Council Kenneth Hahn, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Results Los Angeles mayoral general election, April 2, 1957Los Angeles Mayor http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=230942 Our Campaigns Norris Poulson (incumbent) 311,970 60.80 Robert Yeakel 141,306 27.54 John M. Ennis 44,112 8.60 William Carpenter 8,609 1.68 Errol Banks 7,094 1.38 513,091 100.00 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 collapsed 1957 Los Angeles Los Angeles mayoral election Mayoral election Los Angeles mayoral election