1965 Los Angeles mayoral election

1965 Los Angeles mayoral election

April 6, 1965 (1965-04-06)

Candidate Sam Yorty James Roosevelt Popular vote 392,775 247,313 Percentage 57.93% 36.48%

Mayor before election Sam Yorty Democratic Elected Mayor Sam Yorty Democratic

The 1965 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 6, 1965. Incumbent Sam Yorty was re-elected over James Roosevelt and six other candidates in the primary election.^[1]

Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.^[2]

Election

During the campaign, James A. Ware criticized both Yorty and Roosevelt for favoring "federal intervention in city affairs" and "federal encroachment", while City Councilmember Billy G. Mills criticized Roosevelt for disenfranchising minority groups; McGee was criticized by Yorty for running to split the vote.^[3] Roosevelt was backed by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and AFL–CIO, criticizing Yorty on his memberships of a "racially segregated private club" and his leadership.^[4][5] Yorty hit back with criticisms towards Roosevelt's spendings and outside spending for his campaign.^[6][7] In the primary election, Yorty won outright and defeated Roosevelt with a majority of the vote.^[1]

Results

Los Angeles mayoral general election, April 6, 1965^[8]^[9]

Candidate		Votes	%
Sam Yorty (incumbent)		392,775	57.93
James Roosevelt		247,313	36.48
Patrick D. McGee		32,605	4.81
James A. Ware		1,728	0.26
James F. Bolger		1,446	0.21
Socrates Chrisoheris		915	0.14
Joseph W. Hawthorne		696	0.10
Oscar G. Coover		491	0.07
Total votes		677,969	100.00

References and footnotes

1. "The State: ELECTION: Yorty Big Winner in Primary". Los Angeles Times. April 11, 1965. ProQuest 155159060.
2. "LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT" (PDF). League of Women Voters.
3. Bergholz, Richard (March 27, 1965). "Mayoral Hopeful Ware Hits Yorty, Roosevelt". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155129320.
4. "Roosevelt Hits Yorty Issue of Leadership: Incomplete Source". Los Angeles Times. March 3, 1965. ProQuest 155151982.
5. "Roosevelt Gets Union Backing". Los Angeles Times. March 5, 1965. ProQuest 155150863.
6. "Outside Money Aids Roosevelt, Yorty Charges". Los Angeles Times. March 30, 1965. ProQuest 155169467.
7. Bergholz, Richard (March 11, 1965). "Yorty Hits Roosevelt on Campaign Spending". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155159060.
8. "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.
9. Officially all candidates are non-partisan.

External links

• Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles