George Alexander had retired from the job and police judge Henry H. Rose was elected over Los Angeles City Attorney John W.

[1] Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.

Los Angeles City Attorney John W. Shenk, previous election candidate Job Harriman, and police judge Henry H. Rose ran in the primary.

[3] In the primary election, Harriman was eliminated when Independent politician Henry H. Rose led him by a small margin, meaning he would face Shenk in the general election.

[6] In the runoff, Rose won against Shenk at a time where African-Americans represented about fifteen thousand votes.