1969 Los Angeles mayoral election

The 1969 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 1, 1969, with a run-off election on May 27, 1969. Incumbent Sam Yorty was re-elected over councilmember Tom Bradley, a win that had a record-breaking turnout. Yorty used race against Bradley to paint him as a mayor who would be open to Black Nationalism and that he was inefficient against fighting crime, both were denied by Bradley as he was a police officer in the Los Angeles Police Department before his election to the council.

1969 Los Angeles mayoral election

April 1, 1969 (1969-04-01) and May 27, 1969 (1969-05-27)
 
Candidate Sam Yorty Tom Bradley
First round 183,334
26.09%
293,753
41.80%
Runoff 447,030
53.26%
392,379
46.74%

 
Candidate Baxter Ward Alphonzo E. Bell Jr.
First round 116,555
16.59%
99,172
14.11%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Mayor before election

Sam Yorty

Elected Mayor

Sam Yorty

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

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