Los Angeles mayoral election, 1953

Los Angeles mayoral election, 1953

April 7, 1953 (1953-04-07) and May 26, 1953 (1953-05-26)

Candidate Norris Poulson Fletcher Bowron Party Republican Republican Popular vote 287,619 252,721 Percentage 53.23% 46.77%

Mayor before election Fletcher Bowron Republican Elected Mayor Norris Poulson Republican

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 was defeated by Norris Poulson.

Results

Primary election

Los Angeles mayoral primary election, April 7, 1953

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Norris Poulson	212,668	44.06%
	Republican	Fletcher Bowron	179,205	37.13%	-7.86%
	Independent	Lloyd Aldrich	70,823	14.67%	-7.28%
	Independent	Paul Burke	16,455	3.41%
	Socialist Workers	Myra Tanner Weiss	3,541	0.73%	+0.35%
Total votes			482,692	100.00

General election

Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 26, 1953

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Norris Poulson	287,619	53.23%
	Republican	Fletcher Bowron	252,721	46.77%	-6.71%
Total votes			540,340	100.00
	Republican hold		Swing

External links

• Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles