Turnout for the L.A. mayoral race — currently at 34% — is expected to be the highest since 1993, with more voters than ever participating in the mayoral election in L.A. history.
, says a more diverse electorate shows up in even-numbered years.
More voters have also come out to the polls this year because of the heightened political atmosphere in the country, Sonenshein said. L.A. isn’t alone when it comes to a history of low voter turnout. Guerra said it’s hard to get voters out to the polls in municipal elections in cities that are dominated by one party.
The record for turnout was set in 1969 at 76% when the city elected Sam Yorty, who ran a racist and divisive mayoral campaign to defeat Tom Bradley, Guerra said. Nearly 860,000 people voted in that election.when the city elected conservative candidate Richard Riordan mayor. He won with 314,500 votes to about 268,000 for his opponent Mike Woo, a Democrat on the City Council.
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