Los Angeles mayoral election, 1997

Los Angeles mayoral election, 1997

April 8, 1997

Turnout 31.71%   Candidate Richard Riordan Tom Hayden Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 250,771 140,648 Percentage 61.49% 34.49%

Mayor before election Richard Riordan Republican Elected Mayor Richard Riordan Republican

The 1997 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 8, 1997. Incumbent Richard J. Riordan won the election against California State Senator and prominent 1960s SDS activist Tom Hayden.

Results

Los Angeles mayoral general election, April 8, 1997^[1][2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Richard Riordan	250,771	61.49%	+28.07%
	Democratic	Tom Hayden	140,648	34.49%
	Independent	Candido J. Marez	5,852	1.43%
	Independent	Leonard Shapiro	5,454	1.33%	+1.21%
	Socialist Workers	Craig A. Honts	5,065	1.24%
Total votes			407,790	100.00
Turnout			424,653	31.71%
Registered electors			1,339,036
	Republican hold		Swing

References and footnotes

1. "City of Los Angeles Primary Nomination Final - Official Election Results". Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles.
2. "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.
3. Officially all candidates are non-partisan.

External links

• Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles