Incumbent Fletcher Bowron was re-elected in the runoff election, defeating councilmember Stephen W.

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

He was challenged by city councilmember Stephen W. Cunningham, U.S. Representative Charles Kramer, and former Mayors John C. Porter and Frank L.

[3] Thomas F. Ford, another U.S. Representative, had previously filed to run before withdrawing.

[7] Bowron won the runoff with a majority of the vote.