Los Angeles election, 2009

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The 2009 elections for elected officials in Los Angeles took place on March 3, 2009, with run-off elections on May 19, 2009. The mayor, city attorney, city controller and eight out of the fifteen members of the city council were up for election.

Los Angeles City in California

Los Angeles, officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in California, the second most populous city in the United States, after New York City, and the third most populous city in North America. With an estimated population of four million, Los Angeles is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Southern California. The city is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, Hollywood and the entertainment industry, and its sprawling metropolis. Los Angeles is the largest city on the West Coast of North America.

Mayor of Los Angeles American politician

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. Eric Garcetti has been the city's 42nd and current mayor since 2013.

The Los Angeles City Attorney is an elected official who serves as the city of Los Angeles' government’s lawyer and as a criminal prosecutor for misdemeanor violations. The Los Angeles County District Attorney prosecutes felonies. The city attorney is elected for four years, and the city charter requires the city attorney to be a lawyer qualified to practice in the California courts for five years preceding his or her election. In addition the General Counsel Division of the office provides legal counsel for the city and represents it in civil actions.

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Results

Officially all candidates are non-partisan. *Incumbent.

Mayor

Incumbent Antonio Villaraigosa was re-elected. [1] [2]

Antonio Villaraigosa American politician

Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa is an American politician who served as the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles, California, from 2005 to 2013.

City attorney

Incumbent Rocky Delgadillo could not stand for re-election due to term limits. Carmen Trutanich was elected after the run-off election on May 19, 2009. [1] [3] [4] [5]

Rockard John Delgadillo, known as Rocky Delgadillo, is an American politician. He is the former City Attorney of Los Angeles (2001-09).

A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method of curbing the potential for monopoly, where a leader effectively becomes "president for life". This is intended to protect a democracy from becoming a de facto dictatorship. Sometimes, there is an absolute or lifetime limit on the number of terms an officeholder may serve; sometimes, the restrictions are merely on the number of consecutive terms he or she may serve.

Carmen Trutanich American lawyer and politician

Carmen Anthony "Nuch" Trutanich is an American politician. He served as Los Angeles City Attorney from 2009 to 2013.

City controller

Incumbent Laura N. Chick could not stand for re-election due to term limits.

Los Angeles city controller general election, March 3, 2009 [1] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Wendy Greuel 168,68065.40%
Republican Kathleen "Suzy" Evans47,75818.52%
Independent Nick Patsaouras 41,46416.08%
Total votes257,902100.00
Turnout 285,65817.90%-10.63%
Registered electors 1,596,165
Democratic hold Swing

City council

District 1

Los Angeles City Council District 1 general election, March 3, 2009 [1] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Ed Reyes*7,60876.06%
Independent Jesus G. "Jesse" Rosas2,39523.94%
Total votes10,003100.00
Democratic hold Swing

District 3

Los Angeles City Council District 3 general election, March 3, 2009 [1] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Dennis Zine*17,37071.20%
Independent Jeff Bornstein7,02728.80%
Total votes24,397100.00
Republican hold Swing

District 5
Incumbent Jack Weiss was running for the city attorney post.

Jack Weiss American politician

Jack Stephen Weiss is an American entrepreneur and former politician. He is co-founder of BlueLine Grid, Inc., formerly known as Bratton Technologies, Inc. Weiss is also a former member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 5th district from 2001 to 2009. He previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California from 1994 to 2000. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Los Angeles City Council District 5 primary election, March 3, 2009 [1] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic David "Ty" Vahedi6,94521.71%
Democratic Paul Koretz 6,88121.51%
Independent Adeena N. Bleich5,06515.84%
Independent Ron Galperin4,87415.24%
Independent Robyn Ritter Simon4,45813.94%
Independent Robert Schwartz3,76211.76%
Total votes31,985100.00
Los Angeles City Council District 5 general election, May 19, 2009 [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Paul Koretz 18,54750.99%
Democratic David "Ty" Vahedi17,82549.01%
Total votes36,372100.00
Registered electors 166,743
Democratic hold Swing

District 7

Los Angeles City Council District 7 general election, March 3, 2009 [1] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Richard Alarcón*8,450100.00%
Total votes8,450100.00
Democratic hold Swing

District 9

Los Angeles City Council District 9 general election, March 3, 2009 [1] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Jan Perry*7,158100.00%
Total votes7,158100.00
Democratic hold Swing

District 11

Los Angeles City Council District 11 general election, March 3, 2009 [1] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Bill Rosendahl*20,53975.07%
Independent Harry "Craig" Wilson6,82224.93%
Total votes27,361100.00
Democratic hold Swing

District 13

Los Angeles City Council District 13 general election, March 3, 2009 [1] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Eric Garcetti*8,60572.12%
Independent Gary Slossberg3,32627.88%
Total votes11,931100.00
Democratic hold Swing

District 15

Los Angeles City Council District 15 general election, March 3, 2009 [1] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Janice Hahn*10,86976.07%
Republican Christopher Salabaj3,42023.93%
Total votes14,289100.00
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "City of Los Angeles Primary Nominating & Consolidated Elections Official Election Results March 3, 2009" (PDF). Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles. March 3, 2009. p. 2.
  2. ↑ "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.
  3. ↑ "May 2009 Election Results for City Attorney" (PDF). Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles. June 2, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Los Angeles City Attorney". Our Campaigns.
  5. ↑ "Los Angeles City Attorney - Runoff". Our Campaigns.
  6. ↑ "Los Angeles City Controller". Our Campaigns.
  7. ↑ "Los Angeles City Council - District 1". Our Campaigns.
  8. ↑ "Los Angeles City Council - District 3". Our Campaigns.
  9. ↑ "Los Angeles City Council - District 5". Our Campaigns.
  10. ↑ "May 2009 Election Results for Council District 5" (PDF). Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles. June 2, 2009.
  11. ↑ "Los Angeles City Council - District 5 - Runoff". Our Campaigns.
  12. ↑ "Los Angeles City Council - District 7". Our Campaigns.
  13. ↑ "Los Angeles City Council - District 9". Our Campaigns.
  14. ↑ "Los Angeles City Council - District 11". Our Campaigns.
  15. ↑ "Los Angeles City Council - District 13". Our Campaigns.
  16. ↑ "Los Angeles City Council - District 15". Our Campaigns.
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