2017 Los Angeles mayoral election

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2017 Los Angeles mayoral election
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Turnout20.1% [1] Decrease2.svg 2.9 pp
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Candidate Eric Garcetti Mitchell Schwartz
Popular vote331,31033,228
Percentage81.4%8.2%
Los Angeles Mayoral election, 2017.svg
Results by city council district
Garcetti:      60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Mayor before election

Eric Garcetti

Elected Mayor

Eric Garcetti

The 2017 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on March 7, 2017, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles. Due to a change in the city's election calendar to align mayoral elections with statewide elections, the winner stood to serve a term of five years and six months instead of the usual four years. [2]

Contents

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan. Incumbent Eric Garcetti won a record 81.4% share of the vote in the primary, eliminating the need for a run-off. Voting turnout was relatively low at 20.1%. [1]

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Eric Garcetti
Organizations
Newspapers

Results

Los Angeles mayoral election, 2017 [14]
CandidateVotes%
Eric Garcetti (incumbent)331,31081.37
Mitchell Jack Schwartz33,2288.16
David Hernandez13,3463.28
Diane "Pinky" Harman5,1151.26
David "Zuma Dogg" Saltsburg4,8091.18
Dennis Richter4,5581.12
YJ J Draiman 3,7050.91
Frantz Pierre3,3860.83
Eric Preven3,0230.74
Yuval Kremer2,4360.60
Paul E. Amori2,2310.55
Total votes407,147 100.00

References

  1. 1 2 "A 20% turnout in L.A.'s mayoral election wasn't a record low after all, final results show". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  2. 1 2 O'Brien, Brendan (March 8, 2017). "Los Angeles mayor wins re-election in landslide". Reuters. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Bartholomew, Dana (November 11, 2016). "A dozen hopefuls step up to the starting line for Los Angeles mayoral race". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ Jamison, Peter. "Mayor Eric Garcetti quietly launches fundraising for 2017 reelection". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (January 6, 2017). "CONSOLIDATED MUNICIPAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS FINAL LIST OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT" (PDF). Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. pp. 27–28. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Mayor Garcetti Has His First Opponent, Apparently - Los Angeles Magazine". May 5, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ Jamison, Peter (January 26, 2016). "Former Obama campaign official says he will challenge Eric Garcetti in 2017". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ Jamison, Peter; Blume, Howard (June 27, 2016). "Charter school founder Steve Barr to challenge Garcetti in 2017". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  9. ↑ Roderick, Kevin (June 27, 2016). "Steve Barr says he's in for run against Garcetti". LA Observed. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Charter Schools Founder Steve Barr Drops L.A. Mayoral Bid, Leaving Garcetti's Path to Re-Election Clear". KTLA. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  11. ↑ Haynes, William (December 9, 2016). "William Haynes on Twitter" . Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  12. ↑ "March 7 2017 Los Angeles Municipal Election Endorsements". ADA SoCal.
  13. ↑ "Endorsement: Re-elect L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti — and demand better". Daily News. February 17, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Consolidated Municipal and Special ElectionsMarch 7, 2017". Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. March 20, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.


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