1906 Los Angeles mayoral election
December 4, 1906 (1906-12-04)
 
Candidate Arthur Cyprian Harper Lee Gates
Party Democratic Independent
Popular vote 11,064 9,004
Percentage 33.63% 27.37%
 
Candidate Walter Lindley Stanley Wilson
Party Republican Public Ownership
Popular vote 7,209 4,011
Percentage 21.91% 12.19%
Mayor before election

Owen McAleer
Republican

 Elected Mayor

Arthur Cyprian Harper
Democratic

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

The candidates as they appeared in the Los Angeles Examiner.

Results

Los Angeles mayoral general election, December 4, 1906[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Arthur Cyprian Harper 11,064 33.63
Independent Lee Gates 9,004 27.37
Republican Walter Lindley 7,209 21.91
Public Ownership Stanley Wilson 4,011 12.19
Socialist Frank A. Marek 959 2.91
Prohibition Wiley J. Phillips 655 1.99
Total votes 32,902 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ↑ "Machine rebuked at polls". The Los Angeles Herald. Los Angeles. December 6, 1906. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

Further reading

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