Los Angeles mayoral election, 1973

Los Angeles mayoral election, 1973

April 3, 1973 and May 20, 1973

Candidate Tom Bradley Sam Yorty Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 433,473 335,857 Percentage 56.34% 43.66%

Mayor before election Sam Yorty Democratic Elected Mayor Tom Bradley Democratic

The 1973 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 3, 1973, with a run-off election on May 20, 1973. Incumbent Sam Yorty was defeated by Tom Bradley.

Results

Primary election

Los Angeles mayoral primary election, April 3, 1973^[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Tom Bradley	233,789	35.39%	-6.41%
	Democratic	Sam Yorty	190,649	28.86%	+2.77%
	Democratic	Jesse M. Unruh	114,693	17.36%
	Independent	Thomas Reddin	83,930	12.70%
	Democratic	Joel Wachs	24,907	3.77%
	Republican	Bob Dornan	4,849	0.73%
	Socialist Workers	Olga L. Rodriguez	2,326	0.35%
	Independent	Ray Bagley	2,118	0.32%
	Democratic	Eileen Anderson	1,037	0.16%	-0.07%
	Independent	Malbour L. Watson	792	0.12%
	Republican	Walter R. Buchanan	685	0.10%
	Independent	Leonard Orr	555	0.08%
	Republican	James A. Ware	371	0.06%
Total votes			660,701	100.00

General election

Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 20, 1973^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Tom Bradley	433,473	56.34%	+9.60%
	Democratic	Sam Yorty	335,857	43.66%	-9.60%
Total votes			769,330	100.00
	Democratic hold		Swing

References and footnotes

1. "Los Angeles Mayor - Primary". Our Campaigns.
2. Officially all candidates are non-partisan.
3. "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

External links

• Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles