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1917 Los Angeles mayoral election

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Field	Value
election_name	1917 Los Angeles mayoral election
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1915 Los Angeles mayoral election
previous_year	1915
next_election	1919 Los Angeles mayoral election
next_year	1919
election_date
image1	Frederick T. Woodman.jpg
color1	c0c0c0
candidate1	Frederic T. Woodman
popular_vote1	39,445
percentage1	50.67%
image2	Meredith P. Snyder (cropped).jpg
color2	c0c0c0
candidate2	Meredith P. Snyder
popular_vote2	34,486
percentage2	44.30%
title	Mayor
before_election	Frederic T. Woodman
after_election	Frederic T. Woodman

The 1917 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on May 1, 1917. Incumbent Frederic T. Woodman, who was appointed after the resignation of Charles E. Sebastian, was re-elected over former Mayor Meredith P. Snyder.

Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.

Election

The previous mayor, Charles E. Sebastian, resigned on September 2, 1916, due to newspapers publishing letters between him and Lillian Pratt showing infidelity. After three days, the Los Angeles City Council named Frederic T. Woodman as the new mayor, with the term going well for Woodman. In the election, Woodman faced former Mayor Meredith P. Snyder, who previously led the city from 1900 to 1904. Sebastian also ran in the election to try and get his old job back, as well as Henry H. Roser (no relation to previous Mayor Henry H. Rose). In the election, Woodman won outright, preventing the need for a runoff.

Results

References and footnotes

References

"LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT".
(September 11, 2019). ""Downfall of a Mayor": Charles E. Sebastian (1873-1929)".
(August 9, 2022). "Disconnected and Out of Service: A Press Photo of Los Angeles Mayor Frederic T. Woodman, ca. 1916".
(September 6, 1916). "WOODMAN NEW MAYOR; COUNCIL SPLIT OVER IT.: Citizens' Committee Criticises Manner of Naming Sebastian's Successor. Swearing In the New Mayor of Los Angeles. New Mayor.".
"Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

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