1965 Los Angeles mayoral election

The 1965 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 6, 1965. Incumbent Sam Yorty was re-elected over James Roosevelt and six other candidates in the primary election.[1]

1965 Los Angeles mayoral election
April 6, 1965 (1965-04-06)
 
Candidate Sam Yorty James Roosevelt
Popular vote 392,775 247,313
Percentage 57.93% 36.48%
Mayor before election

Sam Yorty
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Sam Yorty
Democratic

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Election

During the campaign, James A. Ware criticized both Yorty and Roosevelt for favoring "federal intervention in city affairs" and "federal encroachment", while City Councilmember Billy G. Mills criticized Roosevelt for disenfranchising minority groups; McGee was criticized by Yorty for running to split the vote.[3] Roosevelt was backed by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and AFL–CIO, criticizing Yorty on his memberships of a "racially segregated private club" and his leadership.[4][5] Yorty hit back with criticisms towards Roosevelt's spendings and outside spending for his campaign.[6][7] In the primary election, Yorty won outright and defeated Roosevelt with a majority of the vote.[1]

Results
Los Angeles mayoral general election, April 6, 1965[8][9]
Candidate Votes  %
Sam Yorty (incumbent) 392,775 57.93
James Roosevelt 247,313 36.48
Patrick D. McGee 32,605 4.81
James A. Ware 1,728 0.26
James F. Bolger 1,446 0.21
Socrates Chrisoheris 915 0.14
Joseph W. Hawthorne 696 0.10
Oscar G. Coover 491 0.07
Total votes 677,969 100.00

References and footnotes
  1. "The State: ELECTION: Yorty Big Winner in Primary". Los Angeles Times. April 11, 1965.
  2. "LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT" (PDF). League of Women Voters.
  3. Bergholz, Richard (March 27, 1965). "Mayoral Hopeful Ware Hits Yorty, Roosevelt". Los Angeles Times.
  4. "Roosevelt Hits Yorty Issue of Leadership: Incomplete Source". Los Angeles Times. March 3, 1965.
  5. "Roosevelt Gets Union Backing". Los Angeles Times. March 5, 1965.
  6. "Outside Money Aids Roosevelt, Yorty Charges". Los Angeles Times. March 30, 1965.
  7. Bergholz, Richard (March 11, 1965). "Yorty Hits Roosevelt on Campaign Spending". Los Angeles Times.
  8. "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.
  9. Officially all candidates are non-partisan.
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