The Mayor of the City of Los Angeles is the official head and chief executive officer of Los Angeles, California, United States. The officeholder is elected for a four-year term and limited to serving no more than two terms. Under the Constitution of California, all judicial, school, county and city offices, including those of chartered cities, are nonpartisan.
The 2001 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 10, 2001, with a run-off election on June 5, 2001. Incumbent mayor Richard Riordan was prevented from running for a third term because of term limits. In the election to replace him, then-City Attorney James Hahn defeated Antonio Villaraigosa, the former speaker of the California State Assembly.
A nonpartisan blanket primary is a primary election in which all candidates for the same elected office, regardless of political party, run against each other at once, instead of being segregated by political party. This system is functionally identical to the two-round system, with the caveat that the first round is officially the "primary" and round two is the "general election" and that a round two must be held, even if one candidate receives a majority in the first round.
Elections in California are held to fill various local, state and federal seats. In California, regular elections are held every even year ; however, some seats have terms of office that are longer than two years, so not every seat is on the ballot in every election. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time. Recall elections can also be held. Additionally, statewide initiatives, legislative referrals and referenda may be on the ballot.
The California state elections, June 2010 were held on June 8, 2010 and included five propositions and two special elections, one for a State Senate seat and the other for a State Assembly seat. Primary elections for all statewide offices, a seat to the United States Senate, all Californian seats to the House of Representatives, all of the seats of the State Assembly, and all even-numbered seats of the State Senate, along with the first round election for the nonpartisan Superintendent of Public Instruction were also held.
The 2004 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Dick Murphy stood for reelection for a second term.
The 2000 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Susan Golding was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits.
The 2016 United States presidential election in California was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. California voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. California has 55 electoral votes in the Electoral College, the most of any state.
The 1997 United States elections were off-year elections were held on Tuesday, November 4, 1997, comprising 2 gubernatorial races, 3 congressional special elections, and a plethora of other local elections across the United States. No Senate special elections were held.
The Cook County, Illinois general election was held on November 6, 2018.
The Cook County, Illinois general election was held on November 8, 2016.
The Cook County, Illinois general election was held on November 4, 2014.
The Cook County, Illinois general election was held on November 6, 2012.
The Cook County, Illinois general election was held on November 4, 2008.
The Cook County, Illinois general election was held on November 7, 2002.
The 2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections took place on March 3, 2020 with runoff elections held on November 3, 2020 to elect members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Three of the five seats on the board were up for election.
The 2020 Fresno mayoral election was held on March 3, 2020 to elect the mayor of Fresno, California. Republican Jerry Dyer was elected after winning a majority in the primary.
The 2013 Los Angeles election was held on March 5, 2013 in the city of Los Angeles, California. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for May 21, 2013. The executive offices of Mayor, City Attorney, and City Controller, as well as eight seats of the City Council, were up for election.
Nonpartisan elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
The 2017 Los Angeles elections were held on March 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for May 16, 2017. Eight of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election, as well as the offices of Mayor, City Attorney, and City Controller. Four ballot measures were also on the ballot.
