Los Angeles City Attorney election, 2009

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The 2009 Los Angeles City Attorney election was held on 3 March 2009, to replace then Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo, who was term limited. Leading up to the 3 March election, the declared candidates were Michael Richard American, David Berger, Carmen Trutanich, Los Angeles City Council member Jack Weiss, and Noel Weiss. [1]

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Since no candidate received a 50% majority of votes, a run-off election was held on 19 May between the top two, Weiss and Trutanich. Trutanich won the run-off election with 55.7% of the votes to become the Los Angeles city attorney. [2]

3 March election result

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19 May election run-off result

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  1. League of Woman Voters "City Attorney; City of Los Angeles Voter Information" Check |url= value (help). League of Women Voters of California Education Fund. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  2. Reston, Maeve; Zahniser, David (20 May 2009). "In early returns, Weiss trails Trutanich in city attorney's race". Los Angeles Times.
  3. "Campaign Website". Jack Weiss for Los Angeles City Attorney website
  4. "Campaign Website". Carmin Trutanech for City Attorney website