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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.[2]
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan. Incumbent Eric Garcetti won a record 81.4% share of the vote in the primary, eliminating the need for a run-off. Voting turnout was relatively low at 20.1%.[1]
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Paul E. Amori[3]
- Y.J. Draiman, businessman, member of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council, father of David Draiman and candidate for Mayor in 2013[3]
- Eric Garcetti, incumbent Mayor of Los Angeles[2][4] (Party preference: Democratic)
- David Hernandez, activist[3] (Party preference: Republican)
- David "Zuma Dogg" Saltsburg, activist[5]
- Rudy Melendez, laborer[3]
- Frantz Pierre, activist[6]
- Eric Preven, writer[3]
- Mitchell Schwartz, political strategist, environmentalist and entrepreneur[7] (Party preference: Democratic)
- Diane "Pinky" Harman, retired teacher[5]
- Yuval Kremer, teacher[5]
- Dennis Richter, factory worker[5]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Steve Barr, educator, activist and founder of Green Dot Public Schools and Rock the Vote[8][9][10]
- William Haynes, YouTube personality[11]
Results
[edit]Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Eric Garcetti (incumbent) | 331,310 | 81.37 | |
Mitchell Jack Schwartz | 33,228 | 8.16 | |
David Hernandez | 13,346 | 3.28 | |
Diane "Pinky" Harman | 5,115 | 1.26 | |
David "Zuma Dogg" Saltsburg | 4,809 | 1.18 | |
Dennis Richter | 4,558 | 1.12 | |
YJ J Draiman | 3,705 | 0.91 | |
Frantz Pierre | 3,386 | 0.83 | |
Eric Preven | 3,023 | 0.74 | |
Yuval Kremer | 2,436 | 0.60 | |
Paul E. Amori | 2,231 | 0.55 | |
Total votes | 407,147 | 100.00 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "A 20% turnout in L.A.'s mayoral election wasn't a record low after all, final results show". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ a b O'Brien, Brendan (March 8, 2017). "Los Angeles mayor wins re-election in landslide". Reuters. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Bartholomew, Dana (November 11, 2016). "A dozen hopefuls step up to the starting line for Los Angeles mayoral race". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
- ^ Jamison, Peter. "Mayor Eric Garcetti quietly launches fundraising for 2017 reelection". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (January 6, 2017). "CONSOLIDATED MUNICIPAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS FINAL LIST OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT" (PDF). Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. pp. 27–28. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^ "Mayor Garcetti Has His First Opponent, Apparently - Los Angeles Magazine". May 5, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ Jamison, Peter (January 26, 2016). "Former Obama campaign official says he will challenge Eric Garcetti in 2017". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Jamison, Peter; Blume, Howard (June 27, 2016). "Charter school founder Steve Barr to challenge Garcetti in 2017". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Roderick, Kevin (June 27, 2016). "Steve Barr says he's in for run against Garcetti". LA Observed. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Charter Schools Founder Steve Barr Drops L.A. Mayoral Bid, Leaving Garcetti's Path to Re-Election Clear". KTLA. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ Haynes, William (December 9, 2016). "William Haynes on Twitter". Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ "Consolidated Municipal and Special ElectionsMarch 7, 2017". Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. March 20, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Municipal elections in Los Angeles (2017) on BallotPedia
- CONSOLIDATED MUNICIPAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS FINAL LIST OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT Election Date: 03/07/17 on Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk