Tom Bradley Tom Bradley Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: The 1977 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 5, 1977.

Incumbent Tom Bradley was re-elected over nine other candidates.

[1] He was mainly challenged by State Senator Alan Robbins and tax policy activist Howard Jarvis, with Robbins campaigning on his opposition to busing in the city.

[2][3] Bradley was widely expected to easily win re-election, and on election day, Bradley won by a landslide against the other candidates.

[4][5] Municipal elections in California, including the Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.