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  Los Angeles Mayor - Primary
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Parents > United States > California > CA Counties > Los Angeles > Los Angeles > Mayor
OfficeMayor
HonorificMayor - Abbr: Mayor
TypeNonpartisan Primary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1961 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open April 04, 1961 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close April 04, 1961 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start July 01, 1961 - 12:00pm
Term End June 30, 1965 - 12:00pm
# Winners2
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH April 27, 2012 09:14pm
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNonpartisan Won04/02/1957
NameC. Norris Poulson Votes311,970 (60.80%)
Term07/01/1957 - 06/30/1961 Margin170,664 (+33.26%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNonpartisan Won05/31/1961
NameSamuel W. "Sam" Yorty Votes275,249 (51.45%)
Term07/01/1961 - 06/30/1965 Margin15,489 (+2.90%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceLos Angeles Mayor 05/31/1961

CANDIDATES (2 Winners)
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Name (I) Mayor C. Norris Poulson Rep. Samuel W. "Sam" Yorty City Councillor Patrick D. McGee Robert C. Ronstadt Howard M. Kessler William Carpenter M. Garet Miller
PartyNonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
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Uncertified Votes 179,273 (39.67%) 122,478 (27.10%) 115,635 (25.59%) 11,340 (2.51%) 7,558 (1.67%) 7,267 (1.61%) 4,640 (1.03%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -56,795 (-12.57%) -63,638 (-14.08%) -167,933 (-37.16%) -171,715 (-38.00%) -172,006 (-38.06%) -174,633 (-38.64%)
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Name Oscar G. Coover Wallace J. Lauria  
PartyNonpartisan Nonpartisan  
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Uncertified Votes 2,141 (0.47%) 1,598 (0.35%)  
Margin-177,132 (-39.19%) -177,675 (-39.31%)  
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