| Election Name: | 1945 Los Angeles mayoral election |
| Country: | Los Angeles |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1941 Los Angeles mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1941 |
| Next Election: | 1949 Los Angeles mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1949 |
| Image1: | Fletcher Bowron at Nisei Week 1940 (cropped).jpg |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate1: | Fletcher Bowron |
| Popular Vote1: | 146,323 |
| Percentage1: | 53.91% |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate2: | Clifford Clinton |
| Popular Vote2: | 51,071 |
| Percentage2: | 18.82% |
| Image3: | Los Angeles County Supervisor Roger W. Jessup, Los Angeles, 1932-1939.jpg |
| Color3: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate3: | Roger Jessup |
| Popular Vote3: | 33,940 |
| Percentage3: | 12.50% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Fletcher Bowron |
| After Election: | Fletcher Bowron |
The 1945 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 3, 1945. Incumbent Fletcher Bowron was re-elected outright with minimal opposition.[1] [2] The candidates challenging Bowron included restaurateur Clifford Clinton, city councilmember Ira J. McDonald, and former State Assemblymember Sam Yorty.[3]
Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.[4]