1941 Los Angeles mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1941 Los Angeles mayoral election Los Angeles presidential no 1938 Los Angeles mayoral recall election 1938 (recall) 1945 Los Angeles mayoral election 1945 1941 04 01 and 1941 05 06 First round Runoff Fletcher Bowron at Nisei Week 1940 (cropped).jpg c0c0c0 Fletcher Bowron 146,40548.84% 181,58254.90% Stephen W. Cunningham in meeting, 1935.jpg c0c0c0 Stephen W. Cunningham 57,10919.05% 149,19545.10% Charles Kramer, 1934.jpg c0c0c0 Charles Kramer 30,64310.22% Eliminated John C. Porter, 1933.jpg c0c0c0 John C. Porter 28,7129.58% Eliminated Frank L. Shaw at the Los Angeles County Grand Jury (cropped).jpg c0c0c0 Frank L. Shaw 24,3828.13% Eliminated Mayor Fletcher Bowron Fletcher Bowron The 1941 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 1, 1941, with a run-off election on May 6, 1941. Incumbent Fletcher Bowron was re-elected in the runoff election, defeating councilmember Stephen W. Cunningham. 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 After being elected in the 1938 recall, Bowron was now seeking a second term in office, with it being his first full term. He was challenged by city councilmember Stephen W. Cunningham, U.S. Representative Charles Kramer, and former Mayors John C. Porter and Frank L. Shaw.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SPNP19410220.2.29&srpos=82&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Charles Kramer Files for Mayor February 20, 1941 San Pedro News Pilot Thomas F. Ford, another U.S. Representative, had previously filed to run before withdrawing.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SPNP19410218.2.130&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Steve Cunningham Files for Mayor February 18, 1941 San Pedro News Pilot In the primary, Bowron and Cunningham advanced to the general election, with Bowron taking most of the votes.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SPNP19410402.2.9&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Bowron-Cunningham and Hartley-Buyer in Runoff Mayor Holds Big Lead in Primary April 2, 1941 San Pedro News Pilothttps://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=IVP19410402.2.89&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Bowron Forced Into L. A. Runoff April 2, 1941 Imperial Valley Press In the runoff election, attorney Greg Bautzer urged the election of Cunningham against Bowron.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SPNP19410424.2.45&srpos=2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Bautzer, Spaulding Urge Election of Cunningham April 24, 1941 San Pedro News Pilot Bowron won the runoff with a majority of the vote.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MT19410507.2.57&srpos=17&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Bowron Again Mayor In Los Angeles Vote May 7, 1941 Madera Tribune Results Primary election Los Angeles mayoral primary election, April 1, 1941Los Angeles Mayor - Primary http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=567998 Our Campaigns Fletcher Bowron (incumbent) 146,405 48.84 Stephen W. Cunningham 57,109 19.05 Charles Kramer 30,643 10.22 John Clinton Porter 28,712 9.58 Frank L. Shaw 24,382 8.13 Charles J. Husband 9,120 3.04 Angie Rossitto 1,963 0.66 Joseph H. Thayer 1,410 0.47 299,744 100.00 General election Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 6, 1941Los Angeles Mayor http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=567999 Our Campaigns Fletcher Bowron (incumbent) 181,582 54.90 Stephen W. Cunningham 149,195 45.10 330,777 100.00 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 1941 Los Angeles Category:1941 California elections Category:1941 in Los Angeles Category:April 1941 in the United States Category:May 1941 in the United States