2023 Los Angeles special election
April 4, 2023 (first round)
June 27, 2023 (runoff)
1 out of 15 seats in the City Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Independent
Seats before 13 1
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 14 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady

The 2023 Los Angeles special election was held on April 4, 2023 with a runoff occurring on June 27, 2023.[1] Voters will elect a candidate in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections potentially scheduled. One of the fifteen seats on the Los Angeles City Council was up for election due to the vacancy of one member, councilwoman Nury Martinez of District 6, who resigned in the wake of the 2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal.[2] Sharon Tso was installed as a caretaker to the district, but no formal appointment was made.[3] There was potential for a recall over Kevin de León's statements made during the 2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal as well, though due to the lack of signatures turned in by the deadline on April 1, 2023, the petition to recall de León failed.[4][5] Former City Attorney Mike Feuer also proposed that a special election be held on a referendum to replace the Council's ability to redraw the City Council districts with an independent commission before the 2024 elections.[6]

Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan, and candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.

District 6

2023 Los Angeles City Council District 6 special election
April 4, 2023 (First round)
June 27, 2023 (Runoff)
 
Candidate Imelda Padilla Marisa Alcaraz Marco Santana
First round 3,421
25.69%		 2,812
21.12%		 2,515
18.89%
Runoff 8,520
55.79%		 6,751
44.21%		 Eliminated
 
Candidate Rose Grigoryan Isaac Kim Antoinette Scully
First round 1,980
14.87%		 1,452
10.90%		 744
5.59%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated
City Councilor before election

Vacant[lower-alpha 1]

 City Councilor

Imelda Padilla

The 6th district includes the neighborhoods of Lake Balboa, Van Nuys, Panorama City, Arleta, North Hills, North Hollywood, and Sun Valley, as well as Van Nuys Airport and the Sepulveda Basin.[7]

Although the election was officially nonpartisan, all qualified candidates were members of the Democratic Party except Rose Grigoryan, who was registered as "no party preference."[7]

Candidates

Declared

Qualified write-in candidates

Disqualified

Declined

Endorsements

Imelda Padilla
Federal politicians
Local politicians
Labor unions
Marisa Alcaraz
State legislators
Local politicians
Labor unions
Marco Santana
Local politicians
Newspapers
Labor unions
Organizations
Isaac Kim
Organizations
Antoinette Scully
Organizations
Douglas Sierra
Newspapers
Declined to endorse
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of February 18, 2023[24]
Candidate Contributions
Marisa Alcaraz $100,606
Rose Grigoryan $23,379
Isaac Kim $13,275
Imelda Padilla $55,362
Marco Santana $53,900
Antoinette Scully $5,688
Douglas Sierra $8,113

Political positions

Candidate Eliminate
parking
minimums		 Increase
upzoning[lower-alpha 2]
in District 6		 Refuse donations
from real estate
and police interests		 Support
Healthy
Streets LA[lower-alpha 3]		 Close
Whiteman
Airport[lower-alpha 4]		 Police
staffing
level		 Reallocate
police
funding[lower-alpha 5]		 Repeal
Section
41.18[lower-alpha 6]
Marisa Alcaraz No[29] Yes[29] Yes[29] Yes[29] Increase[17]
?
 No[7]
Rose Grigoryan
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
Isaac Kim No[29] Yes[29] Yes[29] Yes[29] No[17]
Status quo[17]
 Yes[17] Yes[7]
Imelda Padilla Yes[29] No[29] Yes[29] No[17] Increase[17] No[17] No[7]
Marco Santana No[29] Yes[29] Yes[29] Yes[29] Yes[17] Increase[17] Yes[17] Yes[7]
Antoinette Scully Yes[29] Yes[29] Yes[29] Yes[29] Yes[17] Decrease[17] Yes[17] Yes[7]
Douglas Sierra Yes[29] Yes[29] Yes[29] Yes[29] Increase[17] No[lower-alpha 10][17] Possibly[lower-alpha 11][7]

General election

2023 Los Angeles City Council district 6 special election
Candidate Votes  %
Imelda Padilla 3,424 25.66
Marisa Alcaraz 2,819 21.13
Marco Santana 2,523 18.91
Rose Grigoryan 1,985 14.88
Isaac Kim 1,455 10.90
Antoinette Scully 745 5.58
Douglas Sierra 393 2.95
Write-in 162 1.23
Total votes 13,506 100.00
Imelda Padilla 8,520 55.79
Marisa Alcaraz 6,751 44.21
Total votes 15,271 100.00

District 14 recall attempt

Kevin de León's recall was first introduced in October 2022, in the midst of the 2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal. The recall petition was approved by the city clerk office on December 6, 2022.[30] The petition failed on April 1, 2023, as only 21,006 of the required 25,000 valid signatures were turned in.[4]

Polling

Hypothetical polling
Should Kevin de León be recalled?
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Yes No Undecided
Strategies 360 January 10–16, 2023 400 (RV) ± 4.9% 58% 25% 17%

Notes

  1. ↑ After the resignation of Nury Martinez, Los Angeles Chief Legislative Analyst Sharon Tso acted as a nonvoting placeholder. Tso's only responsibilities were to maintain the day-to-day operations of the 6th district council office, and the seat was still considered vacant.
  2. ↑ Altering the zoning of certain areas to allow for the construction higher-density housing
  3. ↑ An initiative on the 2024 ballot to make Los Angeles streets safer by increasing the number of dedicated bus lanes, protected bike lanes, and pedestrian-priority areas.[25] Nury Martinez, the seat's previous incumbent, opposed Healthy Streets LA.[26]
  4. ↑ Some have called to close Whiteman Airport due to concerns over pollution and recent plane crashes.[27]
  5. ↑ Take funds from the police budget and use them to finance mental health and homelessness outreach programs
  6. ↑ A section of the Los Angeles Municipal Code that "prohibits sitting, lying, sleeping, and storing property in many public areas," functioning to limit public homeless camping.[28]
  7. ↑ "If the community seriously feels the airport needs to be closed, that's something we should seriously consider."
  8. ↑ Would eliminate parking minimums for housing built "near public transit"
  9. ↑ Would convene neighborhood councils of nearby areas to decide whether or not to close the airport.
  10. ↑ Would audit LAPD to find ways to save money, but would not cut police funding
  11. ↑ Would not enforce 41.18 without adequate housing

References

  1. ↑ "LA City Council to hold special election for Nury Martinez's District 6 replacement". CBS News. October 25, 2022.
  2. ↑ Cowan, Jill; Hubler, Shawn (October 12, 2022). "Los Angeles City Councilwoman Resigns Amid Uproar Over Racist Remarks". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Caretaker appointed after Nury Martinez resigns, special election considered". KTTV. October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Wick, Julia (April 1, 2023). "L.A. on the Record: Effort to recall Councilmember Kevin de León fails". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  5. ↑ Arellano, Gustavo (February 1, 2023). "Column: Voters in Kevin de León's district support recalling him. Now comes the hard part". Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ "LA city attorney proposes ballot measure in 2023 creating new City Council maps". KABC-TV. October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "Your guide to the L.A. City Council District 6 election to replace Nury Martinez".
  8. 1 2 3 Zahniser, David; Wick, Julia (December 17, 2022). "L.A. on the Record: KDL, absurdist theater and a trick play". Los Angeles Times.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Stoltze, Frank (January 13, 2023). "Meet The Candidates For Nury Martinez's LA City Council Seat". Laist.
  10. 1 2 3 "Non-Profit Housing Director Marco Santana announces run to fill vacant LA Council District 6 seat". 2UrbanGirls. November 16, 2022.
  11. 1 2 3 "LA City Council District 6 Special Election".
  12. ↑ "Meet The Candidates For Nury Martinez's LA City Council Seat".
  13. 1 2 3 4 Smith, Dakota (October 17, 2022). "Martinez's resignation sets off scramble for mid-San Fernando Valley seat". Los Angeles Times.
  14. ↑ "LA Council Members to Explore Special Election To Fill Nury Ramirez Seat". NBC Los Angeles. October 18, 2022.
  15. ↑ Arellano, Gustavo (March 11, 2023). "Column: A fading mural offers a warning to candidates seeking to replace Nury Martinez". Los Angeles Times.
  16. 1 2 "L.A. on the Record: Who are council members supporting in the Valley race?".
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "CD6 Candidate Forum - 2-18-2023".
  18. ↑ "Outside money, donations shape Valley race for L.A. City Council seat".
  19. ↑ "Price Endorses Marisa Alcaraz for L.A. Council District 6".
  20. ↑ "Carpenters union endorses Marisa Alcaraz for vacant San Fernando Valley City Council seat". MarisaForLA. April 5, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Endorsement: Marco Santana for Council District 6". Los Angeles Times. March 5, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Endorsement: Elect Douglas Sierra in Los Angeles Council District 6". Los Angeles Daily News. February 27, 2023.
  23. 1 2 3 "Why some progressive groups are staying out of this L.A. City Council race".
  24. ↑ "Public Data Portal".
  25. ↑ Gee, Kristopher (September 27, 2022). "Healthy Streets LA ballot measure will go before voters in 2024". spectrumnews1.com.
  26. ↑ Stoltze, Frank (February 3, 2023). "Ex-Councilmember Martinez Opposed Healthy Streets LA Plan. Candidates To Replace Her Say She Was Wrong". laist.com.
  27. ↑ Uranga, Rachel (May 16, 2022). "After plane crashes and close calls, pressure mounts to close this L.A. airport". Los Angeles Times.
  28. ↑ "LA City Council votes to expand encampment ban amid active protest".
  29. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "Council District 6 Mobility Debate - Special Election 2023".
  30. ↑ "Kevin de León recall, Los Angeles, California (2021-2023)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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