The 2005 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on March 8,2005,with a run-off election on May 17,2005. In a rematch of the 2001 election,Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa defeated the sitting mayor,James Hahn,becoming the city's first Hispanic mayor since the 19th century.
Stephen Lawrence Cooley is an American politician and prosecutor. He was the Los Angeles County District Attorney from 2000 to 2012. Cooley was re-elected in 2004 and again in 2008.
Eric Michael Garcetti is an American politician and diplomat who has been the United States ambassador to India since May 11,2023. He was the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles from 2013 until 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he was first elected in the 2013 election,and re-elected in 2017. A former member of the Los Angeles City Council,Garcetti served as City Council president from 2006 to 2012. He was the city's first elected Jewish mayor,and its second consecutive Mexican-American mayor. He was elected as the youngest mayor in over 100 years,having been 42 at the time of his inauguration. Upon nomination of President Joe Biden after a previously failed nomination the year before,Garcetti was finally confirmed as Ambassador to India by the Senate on a 52–42 vote on March 15,2023.
Ira Kenneth Reiner is an American attorney and politician who served as the Los Angeles City Attorney from 1981 to 1984 and Los Angeles County District Attorney from 1984 to 1992. The McMartin preschool trial occurred during his tenure as DA.
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.
The government of the City of Los Angeles operates as a charter city under the charter of the City of Los Angeles. The elected government is composed of the Los Angeles City Council with 15 city council districts and the mayor of Los Angeles,which operate under a mayor–council government,as well as several other elective offices. Under the California Constitution,all judicial,school,county,and city offices,including those of chartered cities,are nonpartisan. The current mayor is Karen Bass,the current city attorney is Hydee Feldstein Soto and the current city controller is Kenneth Mejia.
Jacquelyn Phillips Lacey is an American politician who served as the District Attorney of Los Angeles County from December 3,2012 to December 7,2020. Lacey was the first woman,and first African-American,to serve as LA District Attorney since the office was created in 1850.
The 2006 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 6,2006,coinciding with the California gubernatorial election,2006. Two of the five seats of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors were contested in this election. None of the incumbents were termed out.
The 2008 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 3,2008,coinciding with the California elections,June 2008. Three of the five seats of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors were contested in this election. None of the incumbents were termed out.
The 2012 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 5,2012,coinciding with the Presidential primary elections,June 2012. Three of the five seats of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors were contested in this election. None of the incumbents were termed out.
The 2010 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 8,2010,coinciding with the California gubernatorial election,2010. Two of the five seats of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors were contested in this election. None of the incumbents were termed out.
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.
This is the electoral history of Eric Garcetti,the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles. He was previously a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 13th district.
The 2014 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 3,2014. Two of the five seats of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors were contested in this election. A run-off election was held for the Third District on November 4,2014,as no single candidate failed to reach a majority vote.
The 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the mayor of Los Angeles,California. A top-two primary was held on June 7,2022. Candidates could win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote,but no candidate received a majority. More than forty candidates formed committees to run. Twenty-seven filed their declaration of intention to collect signatures for the ballot,and of these twelve qualified.
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 2022 Los Angeles elections were held on June 7,2022. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary,with runoff elections scheduled for November 8,2022. Eight of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election while three of the seven seats in the LAUSD Board of Education were up for election. The seat of Mayor of Los Angeles was up for election due to incumbent Eric Garcetti's term limit. The seats of the Los Angeles City Controller and the Los Angeles City Attorney were also up for election,as their incumbents,Mike Feuer and Ron Galperin,were running for mayor and California State Controller respectively.
The 2019 Los Angeles special elections were held on March 5,2019,and June 4,2019. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary,with runoff elections scheduled for May 14,2019 and August 13,2019. One of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election while one of the seven seats in the Board of Education were up for election.
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.
The 2024 Los Angeles County elections will be held on November 5,2024,in Los Angeles County,California,with nonpartisan blanket primary elections for certain offices being held on March 5. Three of the five seats of the Board of Supervisors are up for election,as well as one of the countywide elected officials,the District Attorney.
