The 1953 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 7, 1953, with a run-off election on May 26, 1953. Incumbent

Fletcher Bowron Fletcher Bowron (August 13, 1887 – September 11, 1968) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. He was the 35th mayor of Los Angeles, California, from September 26, 1938, until June 30, 1953. He was at the time the city's longest-serving ...

was defeated by Norris Poulson, a

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

Election

Bowron had been the subject of various failed recall elections against him, including one in 1950 that said that Bowron was "guilty of 'false' representations or was 'grossly negligent' in his assurances ..that he had rid the city of official corruption and organized crime." Along with Poulson, three other candidates joined to challenge Bowron, including

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who failed to win the runoff against Bowron in the previous election. In the primary, Poulson and Bowron advanced to the runoff election, with Poulson gaining more votes than Bowron. In the runoff election, Poulson defeated Bowron to become Mayor, ending Bowron's tenure of fourteen years.

Results

Primary election

General election

References and footnotes

External links

Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles
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