The 1989 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 11, 1989. Incumbent Tom Bradley was re-elected over ten candidates in the primary election. This would be the last time Bradley ran for mayor, as he chose to retire after his fifth term.
Municipal elections in California, including for mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
Candidates
Stewart Alexander, KTYM radio host Eileen Anderson, perennial candidate Tom Bradley, incumbent mayor since 1973 and Democratic nominee for governor in 1982 and 1986 Joel Britton Khushro Ghandi Nate Holden, member of the Los Angeles City Council from Crenshaw and former state senator Leonard Miropol Maria Elizabeth Muñoz Gary Passi Raul Reyes Baxter Ward, former chair of Los Angeles County and candidate for mayor in 1969
Declined
Zev Yaroslavsky, member of the Los Angeles City Council from the Fairfax District
Election Bradley, now in his fourth term, was slowly declining in popularity during his term due to traffic congestion, air pollution, and commercial development threatening residential neighborhoods in the city. He had also run in the 1986 California gubernatorial election, which he lost again to Republican George Deukmejian in a landslide. Despite this, Bradley announced that he would be running for a fifth term. He faced minimal opposition at the start, with councilman Zev Yaroslavsky declining to run because of a private poll that had Bradley in the lead. Bradley was widely expected to easily win re-election. Councilman Nate Holden and former supervisor Baxter Ward filed late into the filing period, giving Bradley two challengers. Holden, who was a newcomer in the City Council, was able to drive up some votes, and in the primary election gained one-third of the vote.
Results
References and footnotes
External links Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles