2017 Los Angeles mayoral election
March 7, 2017
Turnout20.1%[1] Decrease 2.9 pp
 
Candidate Eric Garcetti Mitchell Schwartz
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

 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)
  • 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Withdrawn

Results

Los Angeles mayoral election, 2017[12]
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. 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.
  2. 1 2 O'Brien, Brendan (March 8, 2017). "Los Angeles mayor wins re-election in landslide". Reuters. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  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.
  4. ↑ Jamison, Peter. "Mayor Eric Garcetti quietly launches fundraising for 2017 reelection". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  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.
  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.


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