Los Angeles mayoral election, 1981

Los Angeles mayoral election, 1981

April 7, 1981 (1981-04-07)

Candidate Tom Bradley Sam Yorty Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 293,501 148,193 Percentage 63.84% 32.23%

Mayor before election Tom Bradley Democratic Elected Mayor Tom Bradley Democratic

The 1981 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 7, 1981. Incumbent Tom Bradley was re-elected.

Results

Los Angeles mayoral general election, April 7, 1981

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tom Bradley	293,501	63.84%	+4.43%
	Republican	Sam Yorty	148,193	32.23%
	Independent	Robert S. Fischer, Jr.	2,464	0.54%
	Independent	John Anthony Zrynyi	2,055	0.45%
	Libertarian	Zack Richardson	1,835	0.40%
	Democratic	Eileen Anderson	1,822	0.40%
	Independent	Sally Acosta	1,464	0.32%
	Independent	Jim Little	1,056	0.23%
	Republican	James A. Ware	1,050	0.23%
	Independent	Max Odrezin	969	0.21%
	Independent	Arnold B. Luster	966	0.21%
	Independent	Robert Deutsch	738	0.16%
	Independent	Tangela Masson Tricoli	704	0.15%
	Independent	Mort Allen	667	0.15%
	Libertarian	Earl Smith	625	0.14%
	Independent	Henry V. Seyfried	457	0.10%
	Republican	Michael A. Hirt	455	0.10%	-0.10%
	Independent	Daniel Webster Henderson, Jr.	392	0.09%
	Independent	Douglas Carlton	368	0.08%
Total votes			459,781	100.00
	Democratic hold		Swing

External links

• Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles