The 1929 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on June 9, 1929. Incumbent

George E. Cryer George Edward Cryer (May 13, 1875 – May 24, 1961) was an American lawyer and politician. A Republican, Cryer served as the 32nd Mayor of Los Angeles from 1921 to 1929, a period of rapid growth in the city's population. During his administr ...

chose not contest the election and retire from office, making it the first open seat since 1911. The race was won by

John Clinton Porter __NOTOC__ John Clinton Porter (April 4, 1871 – May 27, 1959) was a U.S. political figure. The ''Los Angeles Times'' wrote that he represented a "unique mixture of reform politics and xenophobic Protestant populism hattook him quite literall ...

, who defeated Councilman

William G. Bonelli William George Bonelli (November 9, 1895 – November 21, 1970) was a California Republican politician and former member of the California State Board of Equalization who fled to Mexico to avoid arrest on a corruption indictment. Biography Son ...

John R. Quinn John Raphael Quinn (March 28, 1929 – June 22, 2017) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of San Francisco from 1977 to 1995 and Archbishop of Oklahoma City (and Bishop of the predecessor Diocese) from 1971 ...

, and 11 other candidates. Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.

Background

Because of accusations of corruption and the straining of Mayor Cryer's relationship with

Kent Kane Parrot Kent Kane Parrot (May 22, 1880 – March 11, 1956) was an American political figure and attorney who was considered the "boss" of municipal politics in Los Angeles, California, in the 1920s. Early years Kane was a native of Kennebunkport, Maine, t ...

, Parrot leaked to the ''Los Angeles Record'' that he would not seek re-election. Cryer himself announced that he would not run for re-election in late February 1929. Democratic

and Republican

both campaigned for the office, as well as Republican

, Democratic councilmember

Charles J. Colden Charles J. Colden (August 24, 1870 – April 15, 1938) was a 20th-century California politician who served in the Los Angeles City Council and from 1933 to 1938 as a member of the U.S. Congress. Biography Colden was born on a farm in Peoria ...

, and

President of the Los Angeles City Council The President of the Los Angeles City Council is the presiding officer of the Los Angeles City Council. The president presides over meetings of the council and assignments to City Council committees and handles parliamentary duties like ruling mot ...

Boyle Workman Andrew Boyle Workman (September 20, 1868 – December 25, 1942) was a Los Angeles politician and businessman. He served as President of the Los Angeles City Council and, as such, was acting Mayor on occasion. He was the first city councilman to re ...

. Bonelli was criticized during his campaign for sending an appeal for votes and an attack on Chief James E. Davis and the Police Commission."Bonelli and the Police," ''Los Angeles Times,'' May 5, 1929, p. B-4
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Results

References and footnotes

External links

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