2013 Los Angeles mayoral election

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2013 Los Angeles mayoral election
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Turnout23.0%
  Eric Garcetti in Suit and Tie (1).jpg Wendygreuel2012.jpg
Candidate Eric Garcetti Wendy Greuel
First round121,930
32.27%		106,748
28.25%
Runoff 222,300
54.23%		187,609
45.77%
  Kevin James, 2013.jpg Jan Perry 2006.jpg
Candidate Kevin James Jan Perry
First round60,164
15.92%		58,472
15.47%
Runoff EliminatedEliminated
Los Angeles Mayoral election, 2013.svg
Results by city council district
Garcetti:      50–60%     60–70%
Greuel:      50–60%     60–70%
Mayor before election

Antonio Villaraigosa

Elected Mayor

Eric Garcetti

The 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on March 5, 2013, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles. No candidate received a majority of the primary votes to be elected outright, and the top two finishers, Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel advanced to a runoff vote. On May 21, 2013, Garcetti was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.

Contents

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan but candidates receive support and endorsements from their respective parties or affiliated organizations. The Los Angeles County Republican Party endorsed Kevin James, the lone Republican in the field, while the Los Angeles County Democratic Party supported the candidacies of Garcetti, Greuel, Perry and Pleitez without making an endorsement.

Incumbent mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was ineligible to run because of term limits.

General election

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

  • Austin Beutner, Los Angeles Times publisher, former deputy mayor and former investment banker [8]

Declined

Issues

Articles in the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Daily News suggested that the fiscal state of Los Angeles would likely play a major role in the election. [12] Also a question was the role that Villaraigosa's popularity would play; in 2009 his support was seen as more of a liability than an asset. [13]

Polling

Graphical summary
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Yehuda
Draiman		Eric
Garcetti		Wendy
Greuel		Kevin
James		Addie
Miller		Jan
Perry		Emanuel
Pleitez		Norton
Sandler		OtherUndecided
SurveyUSA February 28–March 3, 2013541± 4.3%1%26%28%15%1%12%9%1%—7%
USC/LA Times February 24–27, 2013500± 4%—27%25%15%—14%5%—1%14%
SurveyUSA February 14–17, 2013509± 4.4%1%26%23%14%3%12%6%2%—13%
SurveyUSA January 28–30, 2013429± 4.8%3%24%20%12%3%15%7%2%—15%
SurveyUSA January 12–15, 2013544± 4.3%2%26%18%12%3%12%4%2%—20%

Results

Mayoral election results, March 5, 2013 [14] [15]
CandidateVotes %
Eric Garcetti 121,93033.1%
Wendy Greuel 106,74829.0%
Kevin James 60,16416.3%
Jan Perry 58,47215.9%
Emanuel Pleitez 15,2634.1%
Norton Sandler2,0020.5%
Addie Miller1,8100.5%
YJ Draiman1,5430.4%
Total votes377,881 100%

Runoff

Polling

Graphical summary
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Eric
Garcetti		Wendy
Greuel		Undecided
SurveyUSA May 15–18, 2013573± 4.2%49%44%7%
USC Price/Los Angeles Times May 14–16, 2013500± 4.4%48%41%11%
SurveyUSA May 5–8, 2013556± 4.2%46%46%8%
Brown/Cal State April 29–May 7, 2013674± 4%45%46%9%
Working Californians April 25–28, 2013705± 3.7%39%38%23%
SurveyUSA April 22–25, 2013486± 4.5%42%45%13%
USC Price/Los Angeles Times April 15–17, 2013500± 4.4%50.3%40%10%
SurveyUSA April 8–10, 2013478± 4.6%49%40%11%
SurveyUSA March 23–26, 2013523± 4.4%47%40%13%

Results

Mayoral runoff results, May 21, 2013 [16]
CandidateVotes %±
Eric Garcetti 222,300 54.23% N/A
Wendy Greuel 187,60945.77%N/A
Total votes409,909100%N/A

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