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1929 Los Angeles mayoral election

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FieldValue
election_name1929 Los Angeles mayoral election
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1925 Los Angeles mayoral election
previous_year1925
next_election1933 Los Angeles mayoral election
next_year1933
election_date
1blankFirst round
2blankRunoff
image1John C. Porter, 1933.jpg
color1c0c0c0
candidate1John C. Porter
1data1**75,198
36.4%**
2data1**151,905
58.8%**
image2William G. Bonelli, California State Department of Professional and Vocational Standards director, 1935.jpg
color2c0c0c0
candidate2William G. Bonelli
1data2**45,200
21.9%**
2data2106,515
41.2%
image4John R. Quinn, 1930s.jpg
color4c0c0c0
candidate4John R. Quinn
1data439,425
19.1%
2data4Eliminated
image5Perry H. Greer, 1922.png
color5c0c0c0
candidate5Perry H. Greer
1data522,022
10.7%
2data5Eliminated
titleMayor
before_electionGeorge E. Cryer
after_electionJohn Clinton Porter

36.4%** 58.8%** 21.9%** 41.2% 19.1% 10.7% The 1929 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on June 9, 1929. Incumbent George E. Cryer chose not contest the election and retire from office, making it the first open seat since 1911. The race was won by John Clinton Porter, who defeated Councilman William G. Bonelli, John R. Quinn, and 11 other candidates.

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

Background

Because of accusations of corruption and the straining of Mayor Cryer's relationship with Kent Kane Parrot, Parrot leaked to the Los Angeles Record that he would not seek re-election. Cryer himself announced that he would not run for re-election in late February 1929.

Bonelli was criticized during his campaign for sending an appeal for votes and an attack on Chief James E. Davis and the Police Commission.

Results

References and footnotes

References

  1. "LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT".
  2. Sitton, Tom. (1985). "The "Boss" Without a Machine: Kent K. Parrot and Los Angeles Politics in the 1920s". [[University of California Press]] for Southern California Quarterly.
  3. The Watchman. (1929-03-01). "Mayor Cryer Announces He Will Not Make Race". Los Angeles Times.
  4. "The Political Graveyard: American Legion, politicians, California".
  5. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/162126259 "Bonelli Seeks Police Votes," ''Los Angeles Times,'' May 4, 1929, p. A-1]
  6. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/162275211 "Bonelli and the Police," ''Los Angeles Times,'' May 5, 1929, p. B-4]
  7. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/162248839 ''Los Angeles Times,'' May 9, 1929, pages 1 and 2]
  8. "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.
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