VOTER TURNOUT IN MAYORAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Turnout in Tuesday’s Los Angeles municipal primary was the lowest in any mayoral election in at least 32 years, the city clerk’s office records showed.
Year Results % 1957 Norris Poulson over Robert Yeakel 52% 1961 Norris Poulson over Sam Yorty 42% 1965 Sam Yorty over James Roosevelt 59% 1969 Sam Yorty over Tom Bradley 66% 1973 Tom Bradley over Sam Yorty 57% 1977 Tom Bradley over Sam Yorty 42% 1981 Tom Bradley over Sam Yorty 37% 1985 Tom Bradley over John Ferraro 35% 1989 Tom Bradley over Nate Holden 23%
Runoff Elections
Year Results % 1961 Norris Poulson over Sam Yorty 49% 1969 Sam Yorty over Tom Bradley 79% 1973 Tom Bradley over Sam Yorty 64%
Runoff elections occur when no candidate wins 50% plus vote.
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