2020 Los Angeles County elections

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2020 Los Angeles County elections
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The 2020 Los Angeles County elections were held on November 3, 2020, in Los Angeles County, California, with nonpartisan blanket primary elections for certain offices being held on March 3. Three of the five seats of the Board of Supervisors were up for election, as well as one of the countywide elected officials, the District Attorney. In addition, elections were held for various community college districts and water districts, as well as the Superior Court. [2]

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Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.

Board of Supervisors

Three of the five seats of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors were up for election to four-year terms. [2] Incumbent supervisors Janice Hahn and Kathryn Barger handily won re-election in the primary. In the second district, incumbent Mark Ridley-Thomas was term-limited and could not seek a fourth term, opting instead to run for Los Angeles City Council. State senator Holly Mitchell and Los Angeles City Councilor Herb Wesson advanced to the general election, eliminating former L.A. city councilor Jan Perry and Carson mayor Albert Robles. Mitchell won the general election, resulting in a supervisor board consisting entirely of women for the first time in its history.

District Attorney

2020 Los Angeles County District Attorney election
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  George Gascon official portrait (cropped).jpg L.A. County District Attorney, Jackie Lacey (cropped).jpg Rachel Rossi, 2022.jpg
Candidate George Gascón Jackie Lacey Rachel Rossi
First round504,088
28.22%		869,127
48.65%		413,231
23.13%
Runoff2,002,865
53.53%		1,738,617
46.47%		Eliminated
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Gascón:     50–60%
Lacey:     40–50%     50–60%
District Attorney before election

Jackie Lacey

Elected District Attorney

George Gascón

Incumbent district attorney Jackie Lacey ran for re-election to a third four-year term. [2] Following the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests advocating for criminal justice reform, Lacey's "tough-on-crime" policies were criticized and contrasted with those of her opponents, former San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón and public defender Rachel Rossi. [3] Gascón defeated Lacey in the general election by a 7-point margin. [4] Lacey became the first district attorney to lose re-election since Gil Garcetti lost to Steve Cooley in 2000.

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

George Gascón

U.S. senators

U.S. representatives

Local officials

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		George
Gascón		Jackie
Lacey		Undecided
Survey USA [12] September 27–29, 2020700 (A)–36%35%29%
Tulchin Research [13] June 26–July 6, 2020800 (LV)± 3.46%35%32%33%

Results

2020 Los Angeles County District Attorney election [14] [15]
Primary election
CandidateVotes %
Jackie Lacey (incumbent)869,12748.65
George Gascón 504,08828.22
Rachel Rossi 413,23123.13
Total votes1,786,446 100.00
General election
George Gascón 2,002,86553.53
Jackie Lacey (incumbent)1,738,61746.47
Total votes3,741,482 100.00

College districts

Compton

The Compton Community College District held elections for its board of trustees in two areas on November 3. [2] Incumbent Sonia Lopez of Area 3 was re-elected unopposed.

Area 2

2020 Compton Community College District Trustee Area 2 election [15]
CandidateVotes %
Barbara Calhoun (incumbent)11,16066.02
Adrian Denise Cleveland5,74333.98
Total votes16,903 100.00

Long Beach

The Long Beach Community College District held elections for its board of trustees in two areas on November 3. [2] Incumbent Vivian Williams Malauulu of Area 2 was re-elected unopposed.

Area 4

2020 Long Beach Community College District Trustee Area 4 election [15]
CandidateVotes %
Herlinda Chico20,36341.15
Richard Gaylord19,55939.53
Lee Loveridge9,55819.32
Total votes49,480 100.00

Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Community College District held elections held elections for its board of trustees for four of its seven seats on November 3. [2]

Seat 1

2020 Los Angeles Community College District Trustee Seat 1 election [15]
CandidateVotes %
Andra Hoffman (incumbent)887,24551.54
Karen Hernandez290,95216.90
Charné Tunson145,2228.44
Tori Bailey131,1437.62
Antonio Paolo Sanchez80,6754.69
Marjorie Shaw73,2694.26
Jessica McCarns63,6043.69
R. Richard Cuevas49,3632.87
Total votes1,721,473 100.00

Seat 3

2020 Los Angeles Community College District Trustee Seat 3 election [15]
CandidateVotes %
David Vela (incumbent)628,61936.95
Gerry Anderson300,99317.69
Lydia A. Gutiérrez267,27515.71
Sylvia Brooks Griffin125,8967.40
Anthony Joseph Danna82,7574.86
Ruffin Eugene Patterson64,8903.81
Samuel Paul Whitehead64,4453.79
Michael Batie61,5273.62
Robert Payne54,0353.18
Chatura De Silva50,7162.98
Total votes1,701,153 100.00

Seat 5

2020 Los Angeles Community College District Trustee Seat 5 election [15]
CandidateVotes %
Nichelle Henderson676,46639.97
Cynthia Gonzalez285,38016.86
Scott Svonkin (incumbent)249,25114.73
Pat Sturges133,1737.87
Michelle Manos116,4546.88
Sergio Vargas99,1185.86
Nichet James-Gray88,8025.25
Glenn Bailey43,7112.58
Total votes1,692,355 100.00

Seat 7

2020 Los Angeles Community College District Trustee Seat 7 election [15]
CandidateVotes %
Mike Fong (incumbent)705,22041.55
Chris Han295,53817.41
Nancy Pearlman 197,93911.66
Arturo Flores185,85810.95
Cory D. Butler125,5627.40
Raquel Watts123,9957.31
Jamal K. Stewart63,1763.72
Total votes1,697,288 100.00

Superior Court

Twelve elections were held for judges to the Los Angeles County Superior Court on March 3. Three runoff elections were held on November 3. Judges are elected to six-year terms. [2]

Office 17

2020 Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge No. 17 election [14]
Primary election
CandidateVotes %
Shannon Kathleen Cooley1,415,124100.00
Total votes1,415,124 100.00

Office 42

2020 Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge No. 42 election [14]
Primary election
CandidateVotes %
Linda L. Sun935,77257.34
Robert Villa696,07042.66
Total votes1,631,842 100.00

Office 72

2020 Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge No. 72 election [14] [15]
Primary election
CandidateVotes %
Steve Morgan776,42549.16
Myanna Dellinger 624,60039.55
Robert F. Jacobs178,36811.29
Total votes1,579,393 100.00
General election
Steve Morgan1,740,40650.88
Myanna Dellinger 1,680,17049.12
Total votes3,420,576 100.00

Office 76

2020 Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge No. 76 election [14]
Primary election
CandidateVotes %
Emily Cole1,326,62684.99
Mike Cummins234,24215.01
Total votes1,560,868 100.00

Office 80

2020 Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge No. 80 election [14] [15]
Primary election
CandidateVotes %
David Berger 688,32144.98
Klint McKay574,84637.56
Nick Rini267,23217.46
Total votes1,530,399 100.00
General election
David Berger 1,865,38955.53
Klint McKay1,493,71844.47
Total votes3,359,107 100.00

Office 97

2020 Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge No. 97 election [14]
Primary election
CandidateVotes %
Sherry L. Powell989,38062.94
Timothy D. Reuben582,60437.06
Total votes1,571,984 100.00

Office 129

2020 Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge No. 129 election [14]
Primary election
CandidateVotes %
Kenneth M. Fuller1,073,40070.80
Bruce A. Moss225,41914.87
Mark MacCarley217,27914.33
Total votes1,516,098 100.00

Office 131

2020 Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge No. 131 election [14]
Primary election
CandidateVotes %
Michelle Kelley1,365,438100.00
Total votes1,365,438 100.00

Office 141

2020 Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge No. 141 election [14]
Primary election
CandidateVotes %
Lana Kim1,368,214100.00
Total votes1,368,214 100.00

Office 145

2020 Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge No. 145 election [14]
Primary election
CandidateVotes %
Adam Montalban960,42563.14
Troy Slaten 560,65038.86
Total votes1,521,075 100.00

Office 150

2020 Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge No. 17 election [14]
Primary election
CandidateVotes %
Manuel Alejandro Almada812,70652.21
Tom Parsekian418,12928.86
Sherri Onica Valle Cole325,66420.92
Total votes1,556,499 100.00

Office 162

2020 Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge No. 162 election [14]
Primary election
CandidateVotes %
Scott Andrew Yang766,89849.00
David D. Diamond485,59731.03
Caree Annette Harper312,64519.98
Total votes1,565,140 100.00
General election
Scott Andrew Yang1,817,51453.66
David D. Diamond1,569,69046.34
Total votes3,387,204 100.00

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

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  13. ↑ Tulchin Research
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