1906 Los Angeles mayoral election

The 1906 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on December 4, 1906. Arthur Cyprian Harper was elected. It was the last partisan mayoral election held in the city.

1906 Los Angeles mayoral election
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CandidateArthur Cyprian HarperLee C. Gates
PartyDemocraticIndependent
Popular vote11,0649,004
Percentage33.63%27.37%

 
CandidateWalter LindleyStanley B. Wilson
PartyRepublicanPublic Ownership Party
Popular vote7,2094,011
Percentage21.91%12.19%

Mayor before election

Owen McAleer
Republican

Elected Mayor

Arthur Cyprian Harper
Democratic

The candidates as they appeared in the Los Angeles Examiner.

Results

Los Angeles mayoral general election, December 4, 1906[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticArthur Cyprian Harper 11,064 33.63
IndependentLee Gates9,00427.37
RepublicanWalter Lindley7,20921.91
Public Ownership PartyStanley Wilson4,01112.19
SocialistFrank A. Marek9592.91
ProhibitionWiley J. Phillips6551.99
Total votes32,902 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

References

Further reading

  • Lindley, Walter. "The Lindley Scrapbook Collection." Claremont Colleges Digital Library (1861-1921). online

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