| Election Name: | 1913 Los Angeles mayoral election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1911 Los Angeles mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1911 |
| Next Election: | 1915 Los Angeles mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1915 |
| Election Date: | and |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Runoff |
| Image1: | Henry H. Rose, a portrait.jpg |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate1: | Henry H. Rose |
| 1Data1: | 22,042 28.01% |
| 2Data1: | 46,045 54.72% |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate2: | John W. Shenk |
| 1Data2: | 35,395 44.98% |
| 2Data2: | 38,109 45.29% |
| Image3: | Harriman-job-1902.jpg |
| Color3: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate3: | Job Harriman |
| 1Data3: | 20,508 26.06% |
| 2Data3: | Eliminated |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | George Alexander |
| After Election: | Henry H. Rose |
The 1913 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on May 6, 1913, with a run-off election on June 3, 1913. George Alexander had retired from the job and police judge Henry H. Rose was elected over Los Angeles City Attorney John W. Shenk.[1]
Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.[2]
With the retirement of incumbent George Alexander, the seat was now open. Los Angeles City Attorney John W. Shenk, previous election candidate Job Harriman, and police judge Henry H. Rose ran in the primary. Shenk, Good Government Organization politician, was nominated and endorsed by the Municipal Conference while Harriman was again nominated by the Socialist Party.[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.[4] [5]
In the runoff, many African-American newspapers urged the election of Rose due to Shenk's decision against C. W. Holden that caused discrimination against African-Americans.[6] In the runoff, Rose won against Shenk at a time where African-Americans represented about fifteen thousand votes.[1]