1977 Los Angeles mayoral election

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1977 Los Angeles mayoral election
	April 5, 1977
Mayor before election; Tom Bradley;	Elected Mayor ; Tom Bradley;

The 1977 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 5, 1977. Incumbent Tom Bradley was re-elected over nine other candidates.^[1] He was mainly challenged by State Senator Alan Robbins and tax policy activist Howard Jarvis, with Robbins campaigning on his opposition to busing in the city.^[2]^[3] Bradley was widely expected to easily win re-election, and on election day, Bradley won by a landslide against the other candidates.^[4]^[5]

Municipal elections in California, including the Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.^[6]

Results

Los Angeles mayoral general election, April 5, 1977^[7]
Candidate	Votes	%
Tom Bradley (incumbent)	287,927	59.41
Alan Robbins	136,180	28.10
Howard Jarvis	47,665	9.83
Seymour Rosen	3,251	0.67
Frank Kelley	1,931	0.40
Gloria Rios Berlin	1,763	0.36
John Luis Arado	1,601	0.33
Michael A. Hirt	961	0.20
Sam Manuel	917	0.19
Milo A. Speriglio	880	0.18
Barney Feldman	862	0.18
Chris Musun	744	0.15
Total votes	484,682	100.00

References and footnotes

^ "Mayor Bradley favored to win re-election bid". The Press Democrat. April 4, 1977.
^ "Bradley Leads In Vote". The Desert Sun. April 6, 1977.
^ "Robbins files for L.A. mayor". San Bernardino Sun.
^ "LA Election Tuesday". The Desert Sun. April 4, 1977.
^ "Bradley Gains Second Term". The California Aggie. April 7, 1977.
^ "LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT" (PDF). League of Women Voters.
^ "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

External links

Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles

[1] "Mayor Bradley favored to win re-election bid". The Press Democrat. April 4, 1977.

[2] "Bradley Leads In Vote". The Desert Sun. April 6, 1977.

[3] "Robbins files for L.A. mayor". San Bernardino Sun.

[4] "LA Election Tuesday". The Desert Sun. April 4, 1977.

[5] "Bradley Gains Second Term". The California Aggie. April 7, 1977.

[nonpartisan-6] "LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT" (PDF). League of Women Voters.

[7] "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

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