Los Angeles mayoral election, 1953

Los Angeles mayoral election, 1953

April 7, 1953 and May 26, 1953

Candidate Norris Poulson Fletcher Bowron Party Republican Republican Popular vote 287,619 252,721 Percentage 53.23% 46.77%

Mayor before election Fletcher Bowron Republican Elected Mayor Norris Poulson Republican

The 1953 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 7, 1953, with a run-off election on May 26, 1953. Incumbent Fletcher Bowron was defeated by Norris Poulson.

Results

Primary election

Los Angeles mayoral primary election, April 7, 1953^[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Norris Poulson	212,668	44.06%
	Republican	Fletcher Bowron	179,205	37.13%	-7.86%
	Independent	Lloyd Aldrich	70,823	14.67%	-7.28%
	Independent	Paul Burke	16,455	3.41%
	Socialist Workers	Myra Tanner Weiss	3,541	0.73%	+0.35%
Total votes			482,692	100.00

General election

Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 26, 1953^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Norris Poulson	287,619	53.23%
	Republican	Fletcher Bowron	252,721	46.77%	-6.71%
Total votes			540,340	100.00
	Republican hold		Swing

References and footnotes

1. "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.
2. Officially all candidates are non-partisan.
3. "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

External links

• Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles