2017 Los Angeles mayoral election

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]

2017 Los Angeles mayoral election

March 7, 2017
Turnout	20.1%[1]
Candidate Eric Garcetti Mitchell Schwartz Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 331,310 33,228 Percentage 81.4% 8.2%
Results by city council district Garcetti:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Mayor before election Eric Garcetti Democratic Elected Mayor Eric Garcetti Democratic

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)
• 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Withdrawn

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

Results

Los Angeles mayoral election, 2017[12]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Eric Garcetti (incumbent)		331,310	81.37%	+27.14%
Mitchell Jack Schwartz		33,228	8.16%	N/A
David Hernandez		13,346	3.28%	N/A
Diane "Pinky" Harman		5,115	1.26%	N/A
David "Zuma Dogg" Saltsburg		4,809	1.18%	N/A
Dennis Richter		4,558	1.12%	N/A
YJ J Draiman		3,705	0.91%	N/A
Frantz Pierre		3,386	0.83%	N/A
Eric Preven		3,023	0.74%	N/A
Yuval Kremer		2,436	0.60%	N/A
Paul E. Amori		2,231	0.55%	N/A
Total votes		407,147	100%	N/A

References

1. "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.
2. O'Brien, Brendan (March 8, 2017). "Los Angeles mayor wins re-election in landslide". Reuters. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
3. 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.
4. Jamison, Peter. "Mayor Eric Garcetti quietly launches fundraising for 2017 reelection". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
5. 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.
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.
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.
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. "Consolidated Municipal and Special ElectionsMarch 7, 2017". Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. March 20, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.

External links

• 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