The 1906 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on December 4, 1906. Arthur Cyprian Harper was elected. It was the last partisan mayoral election held in the city.
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Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Lee Gates (I) |
Walter Lindley (R) |
Arthur Harper (D) |
Stanley Wilson (PO) |
Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Express[1] | November 1906 | 11,067 (CV) | ± 4.3% | 38% | 28% | 19% | 14% | 2% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Arthur Cyprian Harper | 11,064 | 33.63 | |
| Independent | Lee C. Gates | 9,004 | 27.37 | |
| Republican | Walter Lindley | 7,209 | 21.91 | |
| Public Ownership Party | Stanley B. 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 | ||||
Notes
edit- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
CV – certain voters
V – unclear
References
edit- ^ Los Angeles Express
- ^ "Machine rebuked at polls". The Los Angeles Herald. Los Angeles. December 6, 1906. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
Further reading
edit- Lindley, Walter. "The Lindley Scrapbook Collection." Claremont Colleges Digital Library (1861–1921). online