The 1925 election for
Mayor
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of
Los Angeles
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took place on May 5, 1925. Incumbent
George E. Cryer was re-elected, defeating five challengers including judge
Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe and Councilmember Miles S. Gregory and winning outright without the need of a general election.
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Election
Incumbent
George E. Cryer had been elected in
1921 and was now seeking re-election for a third term. The election came after the passage of the 1925 charter, which amended the dates of elections and term years; the election was now on odd-numbered years and the term was extended to four years instead of two.
Cryer was challenged by
Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe, a
district judge from the
. Bledsoe, a
Democrat
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, was supported by many women in Los Angeles and prominent attorney W. H. Anderson. He had been urged to run in the election by many leaders, and had stayed quiet about his plans until his announcement to run.
In February 1925, Sylvester Weaver, president of the
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
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, and
Assemblymember Thomas L. Dodge withdrew from the race, leaving the main competition between Cryer and Bledsoe; Weaver endorsed Bledsoe for the race.
Although Bledsoe was predicted to have an advantage due to a heavy vote, Cryer defeated all his opponents and was re-elected.
[ The election was challenged by Edna Allen, who was an elector in the primary, who said that judges in all the districts counted ballots for Cryer that weren't meant for him.]
Results
References and footnotes
External links
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1925 California elections
Los Angeles
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1920s in Los Angeles