2026 Los Angeles elections

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2026 Los Angeles elections
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8 out of 15 seats in the City Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Democratic Independent
Current seats141

The 2026 Los Angeles elections will be held on June 2, 2026. Voters will elect candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with potential runoff elections scheduled for November 3, 2026. [1] Eight of the fifteen seats on the City Council are up for election, as are three of the seven seats in the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education. The Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass is running for reelection. [2] Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto and Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia are also eligible to seek reelection, but have yet to indicate if they will do so.

Contents

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

Mayor

City attorney

Candidates

Declared

Potential

City controller

Candidates

Declared

Potential

City council

District 1

The 1st district encompasses neighborhoods in Northeast Los Angeles and Downtown Los Angeles, including the areas of Glassell Park, Highland Park, Chinatown, Mount Washington, Echo Park, Elysian Park, Westlake, Pico-Union, Koreatown, Angelino Heights, Lincoln Heights, and MacArthur Park. The incumbent is Eunisses Hernandez, who was first elected in 2022 after defeating Gil Cedillo. She is running for re-election. [7]

Candidates

Declared
  • Raul Claros, founder of the CD1 Coalition and former city commissioner [8]
  • Eunisses Hernandez, incumbent councilmember [7]
  • Sylvia Robledo, former field deputy of councilmember Gil Cedillo [8]
  • Maria "Lou" Calanche, founder of the youth development non-profit Legacy LA and LAPD Commissioner [9]
  • Nelson Grande, actor and former president of Avenida Entertainment Group [10]
Endorsements
Eunisses Hernandez

Organizations

District 3

The 3rd district is located in the western San Fernando Valley, bordering Ventura County and including the neighborhoods of Woodland Hills, Tarzana, Reseda, Winnetka and Canoga Park. The incumbent is Bob Blumenfield, who was first elected in 2013. Blumenfield is term-limited cannot seek re-election to office.

Candidates

Declared

District 5

The 5th district is located on the Westside region of Los Angeles and includes the neighborhoods of the Fairfax District, Pico-Robertson, Westwood, Beverly Grove and Miracle Mile. The incumbent is Katy Yaroslavsky, who was first elected in 2022 after defeating Sam Yebri.

Candidates

Potential

District 7

The 7th district is located in the northern San Fernando Valley and includes the neighborhoods of Sylmar, Lake View Terrace, Sunland-Tujunga, Pacoima, Arleta and Mission Hills. The incumbent is Monica Rodriguez, who was first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2022. Rodriguez has not yet filed for a reelection campaign, with the Los Angeles Times speculating that she may run for Mayor or City Controller instead. [13]

Candidates

Declared
  • Michael Ebenkamp, former president of the North Hills Neighborhood Council [13]
Potential

District 9

The 9th district is situated in the South Los Angeles region and encompasses the neighborhoods of Exposition Park, Historic South Central, and the L.A. Live–Los Angeles Convention Center complex within South Park. The incumbent is Curren Price, who was first elected in 2013. He is term-limited and can not seek re-election to office, and has instead endorsed his chief of staff Jose Ugarte to replace him. [14]

Candidates

Declared
  • Estuardo Mazariegos, community organizer [11]
  • Jose Ugarte, chief of staff to incumbent Curren Price [14]
Endorsements
Estuardo Mazariegos

Organizations

Jose Ugarte

Local politicians

District 11

The 11th district is located in the Westside region and includes the neighborhoods of Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Sawtelle, Venice, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Westchester, and the Los Angeles International Airport. The incumbent is Traci Park, who was first elected in 2022 after defeating attorney Erin Darling. Park is running for re-election. [15]

Candidates

Declared
Endorsements
Faizah Malik

Organizations

District 13

The 13th district is located northwest of Downtown in Central Los Angeles includes the neighborhoods of Hollywood, Silver Lake, Echo Park and Atwater Village. The incumbent is Hugo Soto-Martinez, who was first elected in 2022 after defeating incumbent Mitch O'Farrell. He has declared his intention to run for re-election, facing a challenge from Colter Carlisle, the vice president of the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council. Carlisle is also Soto-Martinez's upstairs neighbor in their East Hollywood apartment complex, which the Los Angeles Times noted as the first time "that a council member will face off against their upstairs neighbor." [17]

Candidates

Declared

District 15

The 15th District is located in the Southern and Harbor Regions of Los Angeles, which includes the neighborhoods of Watts, Harbor Gateway, Harbor City, Wilmington, San Pedro, and the Port of Los Angeles. The incumbent is Tim McOsker, who was first elected in 2022 replacing Joe Buscaino. McOsker is running for re-election. [18]

Candidates

Declared

LAUSD Board of Education

District 2

LAUSD's 2nd district includes the neighborhoods of Glassell Park, Cypress Park, El Sereno, Lincoln Heights, Boyle Heights, Westlake, East Los Angeles, and Downtown Los Angeles. The incumbent is Rocío Rivas, who was first elected in 2022 defeating Maria Brenes. Rivas is running for re-election. [19]

Candidates

Declared
  • Rocío Rivas, incumbent board member [19]
Endorsements
Rocío Rivas

Organizations

District 4

LAUSD's 4th district encompasses the neighborhoods of Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Westwood, Venice, Mar Vista, Playa Vista, Westchester, Palms, Century City, Pico-Robertson, and the Fairfax District, as well as the cities of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills. The incumbent is Nick Melvoin, who was first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2022. Melvoin is running for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

District 6

LAUSD's 6th district includes Sylmar, San Fernando, Pacoima, Arleta, Sun Valley, Sunland-Tujunga, Panorama City, North Hills, Van Nuys, and North Hollywood. The incumbent is Kelly Gonez, who was first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2022. Kelly is running for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dates and Deadlines". Close the Gap California. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ Zahniser, David (July 1, 2024). "L.A. Mayor Karen Bass launches her reelection bid, saying, 'We cannot afford to stop our momentum'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  3. ↑ Dunn, Gabe (October 28, 2025). "The City Attorney Could Fix This with Aida Ashouri (Ad Free)". A Thousand Natural Shocks. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ Chou, Elizabeth (March 13, 2025). "Marissa Roy launches challenge to City Attorney Hydee Feldstein-Soto". Los Angeles Public Press. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  5. ↑ Wick, Julia (September 15, 2025). "Veteran politician to challenge Kenneth Mejia for L.A. city controller". Los Angeles Times .
  6. ↑ Wick, Julia (January 13, 2025). "With her city in flames, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' political future hangs in the balance". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "LA Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez launches re-election bid — and she already has a challenger". Los Angeles Daily News . May 12, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Regardie, Jon. "The Eastside's Council District 1 race gets off to an early start". The Eastsider. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Lou Calanche built a nonprofit for Boyle Heights youth. Now she's running to lead Council District 1". Boyle Heights Beat. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  10. ↑ Mena, Reynaldo (October 1, 2025). "Nelson Grande: "The Community is Hurting, it Needs Attention, We are Under Attack, and We Don't Have a Voice."". Parriva.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Verano, Brenda Fernanda (August 15, 2025). "DSA-L.A. announces first endorsements for the 2026 elections". CALÓ News.
  12. ↑ "Tim Gaspar Announces Candidacy for City Council". Valley News Group. December 12, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  13. 1 2 3 Goldberg, Noah (September 13, 2025). "What is Monica Rodriguez running for?". Los Angeles Times .
  14. 1 2 3 Carson, D.T. (July 23, 2025). "Curren Price Breaks Political Tradition Naming Latino Successor in CD9". LA Focus.
  15. 1 2 Regardie, Jon (September 3, 2025). "COLUMN: The 649,000 Reasons Traci Park Is Treating the 2026 Election Seriously, and Other Campaign Finance Takeaways". Westside Current.
  16. ↑ "First Challenger in CD11 Race Against Park Announces Candidacy". Westside Current. May 15, 2025.
  17. 1 2 3 Wick, Julia; Zahniser, David. "Upstairs neighbor launches bid to unseat Hugo Soto-Martínez from the L.A. City Council". Los Angeles Times .
  18. 1 2 Wick, Julia; Zahniser, David (September 20, 2025). "These two City Hall opposites have one thing in common. At least for now". Los Angeles Times .
  19. 1 2 "Dr. Rocío Rivas Announces Wave of Endorsements Backing Her LAUSD Campaign". 2UrbanGirls. September 23, 2025.
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