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1941 Los Angeles mayoral election

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Field	Value
election_name	1941 Los Angeles mayoral election
country	Los Angeles
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1938 Los Angeles mayoral recall election
previous_year	1938 (recall)
next_election	1945 Los Angeles mayoral election
next_year	1945
election_date	and
1blank	First round
2blank	Runoff
image1	Fletcher Bowron at Nisei Week 1940 (cropped).jpg
color1	c0c0c0
candidate1	Fletcher Bowron
1data1	**146,405
48.84%**
2data1	**181,582
54.90%**
image2	Stephen W. Cunningham in meeting, 1935.jpg
color2	c0c0c0
candidate2	Stephen W. Cunningham
1data2	**57,109
19.05%**
2data2	149,195
45.10%
image3	Charles Kramer, 1934.jpg
color3	c0c0c0
candidate3	Charles Kramer
1data3	30,643
10.22%
2data3	Eliminated
image4	John C. Porter, 1933.jpg
color4	c0c0c0
candidate4	John C. Porter
1data4	28,712
9.58%
2data4	Eliminated
image5	Frank L. Shaw at the Los Angeles County Grand Jury (cropped).jpg
color5	c0c0c0
candidate5	Frank L. Shaw
1data5	24,382
8.13%
2data5	Eliminated
title	Mayor
before_election	Fletcher Bowron
after_election	Fletcher Bowron

48.84%** 54.90%** 19.05%** 45.10% 10.22% 9.58% 8.13% 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.

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. Thomas F. Ford, another U.S. Representative, had previously filed to run before withdrawing. In the primary, Bowron and Cunningham advanced to the general election, with Bowron taking most of the votes.

In the runoff election, American attorney Greg Bautzer urged the election of Cunningham against Bowron. Bowron won the runoff with a majority of the vote.

Results

Primary election

General election

References and footnotes

References

"LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT".
(February 20, 1941). "Charles Kramer Files for Mayor".
(February 18, 1941). "Steve Cunningham Files for Mayor".
(April 2, 1941). "Bowron-Cunningham and Hartley-Buyer in Runoff Mayor Holds Big Lead in Primary".
(April 2, 1941). "Bowron Forced Into L. A. Runoff".
(April 24, 1941). "Bautzer, Spaulding Urge Election of Cunningham".
(May 7, 1941). "Bowron Again Mayor In Los Angeles Vote".
"Los Angeles Mayor - Primary". Our Campaigns.
"Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

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