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  Los Angeles City Council - District 09 Primary
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Parents > United States > California > CA Counties > Los Angeles > Los Angeles > City Council > City Council - District 09
OfficeCity Council
HonorificCity Councillor - Abbr: City Councillor
TypeNonpartisan Primary Election
Filing Deadline ---
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
# Winners2
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedJuan Croniqueur September 13, 2025 03:25pm
Data SourcesDaily News, 8 April 1937
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNonpartisan Won05/07/1935
NameParley P. Christensen Votes11,224 (53.65%)
Term07/01/1935 - 06/30/1937 Margin1,529 (+7.31%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyNonpartisan Won05/04/1937
NameHoward E. Dorsey Votes12,636 (54.26%)
Term07/01/1937 - 11/30/1937 Margin1,985 (+8.52%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceLos 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
PartyNonpartisan 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%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -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  
PartyNonpartisan 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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