1923 Los Angeles mayoral election
May 1, 1923 (1923-05-01)
 
Candidate George E. Cryer Bert L. Farmer Edward E. Moore
Popular vote 61,688 17,642 7,470
Percentage 67.9% 19.4% 8.2%
Mayor before election

George E. Cryer

 Elected Mayor

George E. Cryer

The 1923 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on May 1, 1923. Incumbent George E. Cryer was re-elected over four challengers, which included former Councilman Bert L. Farmer and former Indiana Senator Edward E. Moore.[1]

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

Election

Incumbent George E. Cryer had been elected in 1921 over Meredith P. Snyder and was seeking re-election for a second term.[3] He was challenged by former Councilman Bert L. Farmer and former Indiana Senator Edward E. Moore. In the election, Farmer campaigned for charter reform and said that he would "harmonize the various city departments."[4] Cryer was very popular, being endorsed by the Los Angeles Times and the Municipal League, and won re-election in a landslide.[5][6][1]

Results

Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 1, 1923[7]
Candidate Votes  %
George E. Cryer (incumbent) 61,688 67.92
Bert L. Farmer 17,642 19.42
Edward E. Moore 7,470 8.23
E. H. Hancock 3,301 3.64
Ralph L. Knapp 723 0.80
Total votes 90,824 100.00

References and footnotes

  1. 1 2 "SEE THOUSANDS IN CRYER'S LEAD: Forces of Mayor Predict Victory Tuesday; Many Ministers to Indorse Him From Pulpit; Warning on Last-Minute Trickery on Voters". Los Angeles Times. April 29, 1923.
  2. ↑ "LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT" (PDF). League of Women Voters.
  3. ↑ "CRYER SEEKS RE-ELECTION: Formal Statement Opens Mayoralty Campaign; Incumbent First Candidate to Enter Field; Charter Declared Greatest Municipal Need". Los Angeles Times. February 8, 1923.
  4. ↑ Spitzzeri, Paul R. (May 2, 2022). ""I Shall Not Play a One-String Fiddle If I Am Elected": A Campaign Pamphlet for Mayoral Candidate Bert L. Farmer, Los Angeles, Spring 1923". Homestead Meuseum.
  5. ↑ April 26, 1923. "RE-ELECT MAYOR CRYER!". Los Angeles Times.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "MAYOR CRYER IS INDORSED: Municipal League Favors Re-election of City's Chief; Other Recommendations Are Made". Los Angeles Times. April 19, 1923.
  7. ↑ "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.
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