1953 Los Angeles mayoral election

1953 Los Angeles mayoral election
April 7, 1953 (1953-04-07) and May 26, 1953 (1953-05-26)
 
Candidate Norris Poulson Fletcher Bowron Lloyd Aldrich
First round vote 212,668
44.06% 		179,205
37.13% 		70,823
14.67%
First round percentage 287,619
53.23% 		252,721
46.77% 		Eliminated
Mayor before election

Fletcher Bowron

 Elected Mayor

Norris Poulson

The 1953 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 7, 1953, with a run-off election on May 26, 1953. Incumbent Fletcher Bowron was defeated by Norris Poulson, a U.S. Representative.

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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