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1997 Los Angeles mayoral election

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Field	Value
election_name	1997 Los Angeles mayoral election
country	Los Angeles
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1993 Los Angeles mayoral election
previous_year	1993
next_election	2001 Los Angeles mayoral election
next_year	2001
election_date
turnout	31.71%
image1	Richard Riordan, 1997.jpg
candidate1	Richard Riordan
color1	c0c0c0
popular_vote1	250,771
percentage1	61.49%
image2	Tom Hayden, 1997 (cropped).jpg
candidate2	Tom Hayden
color2	c0c0c0
popular_vote2	140,648
percentage2	34.49%
title	Mayor
before_election	Richard Riordan
after_election	Richard Riordan

The 1997 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 8, 1997. Incumbent Richard Riordan won re-election against California State Senator and activist Tom Hayden. As of to date, this is the most recent time a Republican was elected Mayor of Los Angeles. Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.

Election

Hayden criticized Riordan for ignoring the environment and for not debating with him while Riordan criticized Hayden for his voting record as a State Senator. Polls showed Riordan leading Hayden, with most of his support being from white people and Republicans. The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor pulled their support from Riordan and took a neutral stance for the two. In the election, Riordan won outright against Hayden and three other candidates.

Results

References and footnotes

References

Clifford, Frank. (June 9, 1993). "Riordan Wins Mayor’s Race : Four New Members Elected to City Council : Election: Republican victor says he wants to bring business back to city and make it ‘safe and friendly.’ A new majority coalition emerges among electorate.".
Newton, Jim. (2016). "CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS: WHERE HAVE THEY GONE?".
"LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT".
Martin, Hugo. (February 8, 1997). "Hayden Says Riordan Has Ignored Environment: Campaign: Challenger gets Sierra Club endorsement as mayor criticizes his voting record in Sacramento".
Wilgoren, Jodi. (March 21, 1997). "Hayden Uses Cutout to Rip Riordan: Politics: Challenger employs image to portray mayor as being silent on key issues and reluctant to debate. Riordan says he's busy running city".
(February 5, 1997). "Good Numbers Aren't Enough: Riordan shines in a poll, but the office demands far more of him".
Stuart, SIlverstein; Newton, Jim. (March 13, 1997). "Labor Might Pull Riordan Endorsement: Politics: Leaders are now expected to take neutral stance in contest between incumbent and Tom Hayden".
(April 9, 1997). "Riordan Is Re-elected Los Angeles Mayor".
"City of Los Angeles Primary Nomination Final - Official Election Results". [[Los Angeles City Clerk.
"Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

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