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 SenatorEdward 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]