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20th City Controller of Los Angeles
Assumed office
December 12, 2022
California's 34th congressional district election, 2016 [36] [37]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Xavier Becerra (incumbent)71,98277.6
Democratic Adrienne Nicole Edwards19,62421.2
Democratic Kenneth Mejia (write-in)1,1771.3
Total votes92,783 100.0
General election
Democratic Xavier Becerra (incumbent) 122,842 77.2
Democratic Adrienne Nicole Edwards36,31422.8
Total votes159,156 100.0
Democratic hold

2017 California's 34th congressional district special election

California's 34th congressional district special election, 2017 [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jimmy Gomez 10,728 25.5
Democratic Robert Lee Ahn 9,415 22.2
Democratic Maria Cabildo4,25910.1
Democratic Sara Hernandez2,3585.6
Democratic Arturo Carmona2,2055.2
Democratic Wendy Carrillo 2,1955.2
Green Kenneth Mejia1,9644.6
Democratic Yolie Flores1,3683.2
Republican William Morrison1,3603.2
Democratic Tracy Van Houten1,0422.5
Democratic Alejandra Campoverdi 1,0012.4
Democratic Vanessa Aramayo8532.0
Democratic Sandra Mendoza6741.6
Democratic Steven Mac6631.6
Democratic Raymond Meza5091.2
No party preference Mark Edward Padilla4271.0
Democratic Ricardo De La Fuente 3310.8
Libertarian Angela McArdle 3190.7
Democratic Adrienne Nicole Edwards1820.4
Democratic Richard Joseph Sullivan1550.4
Democratic Armando Sotomayor1180.3
Democratic Tenaya Wallace1030.2
Democratic Melissa "Sharkie" Garza790.2
Democratic Michelle Walker (write-in)00.0
Total votes42,308 100.0

2018 California's 34th congressional district election

California's 34th congressional district election, 2018 [39] [40]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jimmy Gomez (incumbent)54,66178.7
Green Kenneth Mejia8,98712.9
Libertarian Angela Elise McArdle 5,8048.4
Total votes69,452 100.0
General election
Democratic Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) 110,195 72.5
Green Kenneth Mejia41,71127.5
Total votes151,906 100.0
Democratic hold

2022 Los Angeles City Controller election

2022 Los Angeles City Controller election
Primary election
CandidateVotes %
Kenneth Mejia240,37443.12
Paul Koretz 131,92123.67
Stephanie Clements88,67815.91
David T. Vahedi39,2407.04
James O'Gabhann III21,9843.94
Reid Lidow21,7693.90
Rob Wilcox13,4602.41
Total votes557,426 100.00
General election
Kenneth Mejia509,75763.32%
Paul Koretz 295,33836.68%
Total votes805,095 100.00

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