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1981 Los Angeles mayoral election

1981 Los Angeles mayoral election

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The 1981 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 7, 1981. Incumbent Tom Bradley was re-elected over former Mayor Sam Yorty. The election was a third rematch between Bradley and Yorty, the other two being in 1969 and 1973.[1] It would be the last time a Mayor would be elected to a third term, as voters amended the city charter in 1993 to implement a two-term limit for the office of Mayor.[2]

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Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.[2]

Election

Yorty had been a last-minute challenger, saying that he had been urged to run after LAPD Chief Daryl Gates announced that he would not challenge Bradley.[3][4] Yorty said that he "sees the crime issue as the key to the contest" and was seen as injecting racism into the race by saying to a group of businessmen that "black people are really racist. They vote for black people because they're black."[5][6] Bradley defeated Yorty and the other candidates in a landslide, with some calling the election a "lackluster affair."[7][8]

Results

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References and footnotes

  1. [1]
    "It's Bradley vs. Yorty, in LA. race". San Bernardino Sun. April 13, 1981.
  2. [2]
    "LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT" (PDF). League of Women Voters.
  3. [3]
    "Yorty joins race". The Desert Sun. January 20, 1981.
  4. [4]
    "Yorty Becomes Last-Minute Challenger in LA". Santa Cruz Sentinel. January 20, 1981.
  5. [5]
    "Yorty makes crime an issue". The Press Democrat. April 13, 1981.
  6. [6]
    "Yorty injects racism into L.A. mayor's race". The Press Democrat. April 6, 1981.
  7. [7]
    "Bradley wins third mayor's term at LA". Argus-Courier. April 5, 1981.
  8. [8]
    "LA Mayoral Campaign Is A Lackluster Affair". Santa Cruz Sentinel. March 15, 1981.
  9. [9]
    "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.
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