2017 Los Angeles mayoral election

2017 Los Angeles mayoral election
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Turnout	20.1% 2.9 pp
	Results by city council district; Garcetti: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Mayor before election; Eric Garcetti;	Elected Mayor ; Eric Garcetti;

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

Declared

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)
Diane "Pinky" Harman, retired teacher^[5]
David Hernandez, activist^[3] (party preference: Republican)
Yuval Kremer, teacher^[5]
Rudy Melendez, laborer^[3]
Frantz Pierre, activist^[6]
Eric Preven, writer^[3]
Dennis Richter, factory worker^[5]
David "Zuma Dogg" Saltsburg, activist^[5]
Mitchell Schwartz, political strategist, environmentalist and entrepreneur^[7] (party preference: Democratic)

Withdrawn

Steve Barr, educator, activist and founder of Green Dot Public Schools and Rock the Vote^[8]^[9]^[10]
William Haynes, YouTube personality^[11]

Endorsements

Eric Garcetti

Organizations

Americans for Democratic Action Southern California^[12]

Newspapers

Los Angeles Daily News^[13]

Results

Los Angeles mayoral election, 2017^[14]
Candidate	Votes	%
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

1 2 "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.
1 2 O'Brien, Brendan (March 8, 2017). "Los Angeles mayor wins re-election in landslide". Reuters. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 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.
1 2 3 4 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.
↑ "March 7 2017 Los Angeles Municipal Election Endorsements". ADA SoCal.
↑ "Endorsement: Re-elect L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti — and demand better". Daily News. February 17, 2017.
↑ "Consolidated Municipal and Special ElectionsMarch 7, 2017". Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. March 20, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.

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[turnout-1] 1 2 "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.

[results-2] 1 2 O'Brien, Brendan (March 8, 2017). "Los Angeles mayor wins re-election in landslide". Reuters. Retrieved March 10, 2017.

[dozen-3] 1 2 3 4 5 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.

[garcetti-4] Jamison, Peter. "Mayor Eric Garcetti quietly launches fundraising for 2017 reelection". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

[countylist-5] 1 2 3 4 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.

[6] "Mayor Garcetti Has His First Opponent, Apparently - Los Angeles Magazine". May 5, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2016.

[schwartz-7] Jamison, Peter (January 26, 2016). "Former Obama campaign official says he will challenge Eric Garcetti in 2017". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

[barr1-8] Jamison, Peter; Blume, Howard (June 27, 2016). "Charter school founder Steve Barr to challenge Garcetti in 2017". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

[barr2-9] Roderick, Kevin (June 27, 2016). "Steve Barr says he's in for run against Garcetti". LA Observed. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

[10] "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.

[11] Haynes, William (December 9, 2016). "William Haynes on Twitter". Retrieved December 14, 2016.

[12] "March 7 2017 Los Angeles Municipal Election Endorsements". ADA SoCal.

[13] "Endorsement: Re-elect L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti — and demand better". Daily News. February 17, 2017.

[14] "Consolidated Municipal and Special ElectionsMarch 7, 2017". Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. March 20, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.

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