1919 Los Angeles mayoral election

1919 Los Angeles mayoral election
	May 6, 1919 and June 3, 1919
	May 6, 1919 and June 3, 1919
Mayor before election; Frederick T. Woodman; Republican	Elected Mayor ; Meredith P. Snyder; Democratic

The 1919 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on May 6, 1919, with a run-off election on June 3, 1919. Incumbent Frederick T. Woodman was defeated by Meredith P. Snyder. Snyder, mayor of Los Angeles from 1896–98 and 1900–04, was elected to a third non-consecutive term.

Results

Primary election

Los Angeles mayoral primary election, May 6, 1919[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Meredith P. Snyder	23,368	37.28%	-7.02%
	Republican	Frederick T. Woodman (incumbent)	19,504	31.12%	-19.55%
	Independent	Sylvester Weaver	13,864	22.12%
	Independent	Gesner Williams	4,316	6.89%
	Independent	Irene Smith	1,516	2.42%
	Independent	Henry E. Small	116	0.19%
Total votes			62,684	100.00

General election

Los Angeles mayoral general election, June 3, 1919[3][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Meredith P. Snyder	26,779	63.22%
	Republican	Frederick T. Woodman (incumbent)	15,578	36.78%
Total votes			42,357	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

References and footnotes

"Los Angeles Mayor - Primary". Our Campaigns.
Officially all candidates are non-partisan.
"Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

External links

Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles

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[1] "Los Angeles Mayor - Primary". Our Campaigns.

[nonpartisan-2] Officially all candidates are non-partisan.

[3] "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.