The 2024 Los Angeles elections were held on March 5, 2024. Voters will elect candidates in a nonpartisan
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, with
runoff elections scheduled for November 5. Seven of the fifteen seats in the
City Council
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will be up for election.
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
City council
District 2
The 2nd district is located in the
San Fernando Valley
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, including
North Hollywood
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,
Studio City
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,
Sun Valley,
Valley Glen,
Van Nuys
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History
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, and
Toluca Lake. The incumbent was council president
Paul Krekorian
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, who was first elected in 2009 after the resignation of
Wendy Greuel. He was
term-limited and could not seek re-election to office.
Former assemblymember
Adrin Nazarian and neighborhood councilor Jillian Burgos advanced to the runoff, where Nazarian won against Burgos.
[
]
Candidates
= Declared
=
* Rudy Melendez, laborer and artist[
*Jillian Burgos, ]North Hollywood
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man
* Jon-Paul Bird, mental health professional[
* Manuel Gonez, ]TreePeople
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policy director and husband of Los Angeles Board of Education member Kelly Gonez[
* Sam Kbushyan, member of the Respiratory Care Board of California][
* Marine Ghandilyan, lawyer][
]
= Withdrew
=
* Willie Fort
= Endorsements
=
Results
District 4
The 4th district includes all or parts of Encino, Studio City
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, Reseda, Sherman Oaks
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, Silver Lake, Los Feliz
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and Hollywood Hills
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. The incumbent was Nithya Raman, who was first elected with 52.9% of the vote in 2020. Raman sought re-election to a second term in office.
Candidates
= Declared
=
*Levon Baronian, Sherman Oaks
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neighborhood councilor and engineer[
* Nithya Raman, incumbent councilor][
*Ethan Weaver, neighborhood prosecutor in the ]Los Angeles City Attorney
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's office
= Endorsements
=
Results
District 6
The 6th district is in the central and eastern San Fernando Valley
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, including Arleta, Lake Balboa
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, North Hills, Panorama City, Van Nuys
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History
In 1 ...
and Sun Valley. The incumbent was Imelda Padilla, who was elected in 2023
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after the resignation of Nury Martinez after the 2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal. Padilla ran for re-election to a full term in office, which she won in a landslide.
Declared
* Imelda Padilla, incumbent councilor[
*Carmenlina Minasova, respiratory care practitioner][
]
= Endorsements
=
Results
District 8
The 8th district encompasses a large area of South Los Angeles
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, including West Adams, Hyde Park, Vermont Vista, Baldwin Hills and Adams-Normandie. The incumbent was Marqueece Harris-Dawson
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, who was re-elected unopposed in 2020. Harris-Dawson was first elected in 2015 and ran for re-election to a third term in office, to which he was re-elected in a landslide.[
]
Candidates
= Declared
=
*Marqueece Harris-Dawson
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, incumbent councilor[
*Jahan Epps, business owner and real estate broker][
*Cliff Smith, roofer and union community organizer][
]
= Endorsements
=
Results
District 10
The 10th district encompasses Mid-City, Little Ethiopia Little Ethiopia may refer to:
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, Leimert Park
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, La Cienega Heights, Baldwin Hills, Jefferson Park, Koreatown
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and Little Bangladesh. The incumbent was Heather Hutt
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, who was appointed to the seat in 2022 after the suspension of Mark Ridley-Thomas. Hutt is running for election to a full term in office.[
]
Candidates
= Declared
=
*Eddie Anderson, community organizer and progressive pastor[
*]Heather Hutt
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, appointed councilor[
* Reggie Jones-Sawyer, California state assemblyman
*Aura Vasquez, former ]Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
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commissioner and candidate for this district in 2020
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[
*Grace Yoo, attorney and runner-up for this district in ]2020
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[
]
= Declined
=
* Isaac Bryan, California state assemblyman
Endorsements
Results
District 12
The 12th district encompasses San Fernando Valley
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, including Northridge, Chatsworth, Granada Hills, West Hills, Porter Ranch, Sherwood Forest
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, North Hills and Reseda. The incumbent was John Lee, who was re-elected with 50.6% of the vote in 2020. Lee ran for re-election to a third term in office, which he won in the election against Serena Oberstein.[
]
Candidates
= Declared
=
* John Lee, incumbent councilor[
*Serena Oberstein, nonprofit leader][
]
= Endorsements
=
Results
District 14
The 14th district is situated in Downtown Los Angeles
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, including Skid Row
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, Boyle Heights
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, Lincoln Heights, Eagle Rock, El Sereno and Hermon. The incumbent was Kevin de León, who was first elected with 52.6% of the vote in 2020. de León is running for re-election to a second term in office after refusing to step down despite his involvement in the 2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal.
Candidates
= Declared
=
* Wendy Carrillo, California state assemblywoman for the 52nd district
*Nadine Diaz, geriatric social worker[
* Kevin de León, incumbent councilor
*Genny Guerrero, entrepreneur][
*Teresa Hillery, L.A. County Bar Association leader][
* Ysabel Jurado, tenants rights attorney][
* Miguel Santiago, California state assemblyman for the 54th district
*Eduardo "Lalo" Vargas, teacher]
= Endorsements
=
Endorsements indicated in bold were made after the primary.
Results
LAUSD Board of Education
District 1
The 1st district encompass an area that spans from Koreatown
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to Mid City, with sections in Westside Los Angeles and South Los Angeles
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by Baldwin Hills. The incumbent is George J. McKenna III
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, who was first elected in 2014 in a special election. In July 2023, McKenna announced that he would not be running for re-election.
Candidates
= Declared
=
*Kahllid A. Al-Alim, janitorial worker[
*John Aaron Brasfield, security staff member][
*DeWayne Davis, education consultant and adjunct professor][
*Christian Flagg, director of planning for Community Coalition][
*Sherlett Hendy Newbill, aide to George McKenna][
*Rina Tambor][
*Didi L. Watts, aide to board member Tanya Ortiz Franklin][
]
= Endorsements
=
Results
District 3
The 3rd district is in the San Fernando Valley
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, including North Hollywood
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, Sherman Oaks
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, and Van Nuys
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. The incumbent is Scott Schmerelson, who was first elected in 2014. Schmerelson is running for a third term.
Candidates
= Declared
=
*Scott Schmerelson, incumbent board member[
*Dan Chang, middle school math teacher][
*Elizabeth Badger, auto repair shop owner][
*Andreas Farmakalidis, part-owner of California MusicBox][
*Raquel Villalta, teacher][
]
= Endorsements
=
Results
District 5
The 5th district encompasses an area in Northeast Los Angeles
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, including Eagle Rock, Glassell Park and Echo Park
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. It also includes the cities of Huntington Park
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, Maywood and South Gate. The incumbent is Jackie Goldberg
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, who was first elected in 2019 after the resignation of Ref Rodriguez. In August 2023, she announced that she would not be running for re-election.
Candidates
= Declared
=
*Fidencio Gallardo, aide to Jackie Goldberg and adjunct professor[
*Victorio R. Gutierrez, retired principal][
*Karla Griego, community schools coordinator][
*Graciela Ortiz, ]Huntington Park
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city councilor[
]
= Endorsements
=
Results
District 7
The 7th district encompasses South Los Angeles
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, including Gardena, Carson, San Pedro and Wilmington. The incumbent is Tanya Ortiz Franklin, who was first elected in 2020. Ortiz Franklin is running for a second term.
Candidates
= Declared
=
*Tanya Ortiz Franklin, incumbent board member[
*Lydia A. Gutiérrez, public school teacher][
]
= Endorsements
=
Results
Ballot measures
Measure HLA
Healthy Streets LA, on the ballot as Measure HLA, mandates the city to implement its 2015 mobility plan – including pedestrian– and cyclist–oriented improvements to many major streets in the city – whenever a street is repaved.[ A report released by Chief Administrative Officer Matt Szabo in February 2024 indicated that the ballot measure would cost $3.1 billion to implement, which HLA supporters have called a politicized move.][ The ballot measure passed by a wide margin.]
Endorsements
References
External links
Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles
Official websites for 2nd district candidates
Jillian Burgos for City Council
Jon Paul Bird for City Council
Manuel Gonez for City Council
Sam Kbushyan for City Council
Official websites for 4th district candidates
Nithya Raman for City Council
Ethan Weaver for City Council
Levon Baronian for City Council
Official websites for 8th district candidates
Marqueece Harris-Dawson for City Council
Jahan Epps for City Council
Cliff Smith for City Council
Official websites for 10th district candidates
Reggie Jones-Sawyer for City Council
Aura Vasquez for City Council
Grace Yoo for City Council
Eddie Anderson for City Council
Official websites for 12th district candidates
John Lee for City Council
Serena Oberstein for City Council
Official websites for 14th district candidates
Kevin de León for City Council
Wendy Carillo for City Council
Ysabel Jurado for City Council
Eduardo Vargas for City Council
Teresa Hillery for City Council
Nadine Diaz for City Council
Eduardo "Lalo" Vargas for City Council
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