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1993 Los Angeles mayoral election

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FieldValue
election_name1993 Los Angeles mayoral election
countryLos Angeles
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1989 Los Angeles mayoral election
previous_year1989
next_election1997 Los Angeles mayoral election
next_year1997
election_dateand
1blankFirst round
2blankRunoff
image1Richard Riordan, 1997.jpg
color1c0c0c0candidate1 = Richard Riordan
1data1**158,527
33.42%**
2data1**314,559
53.94%**
image2Michael Woo, 1989.png
color2c0c0c0candidate2 = Michael Woo
1data2**113,913
24.01%**
2data2268,137
46.06%
image3Joel Wachs, 1989.jpg
color3c0c0c0candidate3 = Joel Wachs
1data352,221
11.01%
2data3Eliminated
image4Richard Katz, 2012.jpg
color4c0c0c0candidate4 = Richard Katz
1data446,163
9.73%
2data4Eliminated
image5Linda Greigo, 2018.jpg
color5c0c0c0candidate5 = Linda Griego
1data534,227
7.22%
2data5Eliminated
titleMayor
before_electionTom Bradley
after_electionRichard Riordan

33.42%** 53.94%** 24.01%** 46.06% 11.01% 9.73% 7.22% The 1993 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 20, 1993, with a run-off election on June 8, 1993. This was the first race in 64 years that an incumbent was not on the ballot. It marked the first time in 24 years that retiring Mayor Tom Bradley was not on the ballot, after five consecutive victories starting in 1973. Richard Riordan became the first Republican mayor elected in 36 years.

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

Election

After the retirement of Tom Bradley, the seat was open for the first time since the 1929 election when incumbent George E. Cryer retired. Many city council members ran for the post, including Michael Woo, Joel Wachs, Nate Holden, and Ernani Bernardi. Other local area politicians, including Assemblyman Richard Katz, Deputy Mayor Linda Greigo, and Board of Recreation and Parks Commissioner Richard Riordan.

Riordan spent $4.2 million during the campaign, with much of the donations to him from the more conservative San Fernando Valley, Westside, and Harbor area. In the primary election, Riordan and Woo advanced to the runoff.

Riordan and Woo criticized each other over their ability to fight crime and about the economy, with Riordan calling Woo a career politician and Woo saying that Riordan was a "symbol of 1980s greed."{{cite web|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19930608.1.5&srpos=8&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------|title=Riordan, Woo spar on eve of LA vote

Results

Primary election

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General election

References and footnotes

References

  1. (September 25, 1992). "Bradley calls it quits".
  2. "LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT".
  3. (January 27, 1993). "Pack of 52 enters LA mayor race".
  4. (March 22, 1993). "Candidates turn up noses at biggest perk of them all".
  5. (April 15, 1993). "L.A. Mayor Race Offers Choice As Riordan, Woo, Woo Voters".
  6. Tugend, Tom. (June 4, 1993). "Jews split on candidates in L.A. mayoral race".
  7. (April 22, 1993). "LA mayoral race seen as ideological battle".
  8. Katz, Lesie. (June 11, 1993). "Jews help put Republican mayor into office in L.A.".
  9. Ocamb, Karen. (June 17, 1993). "Riordan Wins L.A. Mayor’s Race, Promises To Make Gay Appointments".
  10. "Los Angeles Mayor - Primary". Our Campaigns.
  11. "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.
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