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Los Angeles City Council - District 09 Primary
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City Council - District 09
Office
City Council
Honorific
City Councillor - Abbr: City Councillor
Type
Nonpartisan Primary Election
Filing Deadline
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Polls Open
April 06, 1937 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close
April 06, 1937 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start
July 01, 1937 - 12:00pm
Term End
June 30, 1939 - 12:00pm
# Winners
2
Contributor
Thomas Walker
Last Modified
Juan Croniqueur
September 13, 2025 03:25pm
Data Sources
Daily News, 8 April 1937
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
Party
Nonpartisan
Won
05/07/1935
Name
Parley P. Christensen
Votes
11,224 (53.65%)
Term
07/01/1935 - 06/30/1937
Margin
1,529 (+7.31%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
Party
Nonpartisan
Won
05/04/1937
Name
Howard E. Dorsey
Votes
12,636 (54.26%)
Term
07/01/1937 - 11/30/1937
Margin
1,985 (+8.52%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
Race
Los Angeles City Council - District 09 05/04/1937
CANDIDATES (2 Winners)
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Name
Howard E. Dorsey
Jack Y. Berman
Adelaide D. Armstrong
Otto W. Bowman
City Councillor
Winfred J. Sanborn
C. C. Petersen
Frank I. Farrow
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
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Uncertified
Votes
4,017 (22.00%)
2,459 (13.47%)
2,295 (12.57%)
2,110 (11.56%)
1,989 (10.89%)
1,952 (10.69%)
1,081 (5.92%)
Margin
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-1,558 (-8.53%)
-1,722 (-9.43%)
-1,907 (-10.44%)
-2,028 (-11.11%)
-2,065 (-11.31%)
-2,936 (-16.08%)
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Name
Joe Pritchard
Edward D. Briggs
Albert H. Wainess
Louis A. Sheinart
A. Koehler
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
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Uncertified
Votes
730 (4.00%)
661 (3.62%)
592 (3.24%)
241 (1.32%)
131 (0.72%)
Margin
-3,287 (-18.00%)
-3,356 (-18.38%)
-3,425 (-18.76%)
-3,776 (-20.68%)
-3,886 (-21.28%)
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