The 2022 Los Angeles elections were held on June 7, 2022. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for November 8, 2022. Eight of the fifteen seats in the

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were up for election while three of the seven seats in the LAUSD Board of Education were up for election. The seat of

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was up for election due to incumbent

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's term limit. The seats of the

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and the

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were also up for election, as their incumbents,

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and

Ron Galperin Ron Shalom Galperin (born August 1, 1963) is an American politician who served as the 19th Los Angeles City Controller from 2013 to 2022. He took office on July 1, 2013 and won re-election in 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Galperin is t ...

, were running for mayor and

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

Mayor

City attorney

Candidates

Declared

*Hydee Feldstein Soto, attorney and neighborhood councilmember * Faisal Gill, civil rights attorney *

Kevin James Kevin George Knipfing (born April 26, 1965), known professionally as Kevin James, is an American comedian and actor. He began his career by performing stand-up comedy at clubs on Long Island in the 1980s. He rose to prominence for his portrayal ...

, broadcaster and former

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for

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*Teddy Kapur, attorney and partner at Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP *Richard Kim, deputy city attorney and former president of the Korean Prosecutors Association *Marina Torres, litigator and

*Sherri Onica Valle Cole, attorney and educator

Withdrew

Rick Zbur Rick Chavez Zbur (born March 2, 1957) is an American attorney currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is also a former United States House of Representatives candidate. He is a well-known LGBT civil rights advocate and is active ...

, executive director of

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Endorsements

Results

City Controller

Results

City council

District 1

Candidates

= Declared

= * Gil Cedillo, incumbent councilmember *

Eunisses Hernandez Eunisses Hernandez (born 1990) is an American activist and politician, currently serving as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 1st district since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Hern ...

, public policy advocate

= Did not make ballot

= *Elaine Alaniz, filmmaker and crisis responder *Ronald Duarte, community organizer *Jesus Jesse Rosas, former

LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is a State school, public school district in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America. It is the largest public school system in California in terms of number of students and the List ...

employee

= Withdrew

= *Brian Morrison, member of the

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Neighborhood Council

Endorsements

Results

District 3

Candidates

= Declared

= *

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, incumbent councilmember *Scott Silverstein, businessman

= Did not make ballot

= *Chris Champion, businessman *John Hernandez *Mikhail Maniyan, businessman

= Withdrew

= *Yasmine Pomeroy, educator *Alexander Tsao

Endorsements

Results

District 5

Candidates

= Declared

= *Jimmy Biblarz, attorney, faculty at

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, union member and activist *Scott Epstein, social sciences researcher *

Katy Young Yaroslavsky Katharine Elizabeth Young Yaroslavsky (born May 30, 1980) is an American attorney and politician who is currently a member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 5th district. A member of the Democratic Party, Yaroslavsky placed first i ...

, deputy for

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*Sam Yebri, community leader, attorney, and former city commissioner

= Did not make ballot

= *Daniel Bahr *Molly Basler, owner of Inside Out Fitness/Wellness *Dory Frank *Kristina Irwin, real estate agent *Josh Nadel

= Withdrew

= *Jeff Ebenstein, director of policy for Paul Koretz *Janessa LaVoice

Endorsements

Results

District 7

Candidates

= Declared

= *Elisa Avalos, community advocate *

Monica Rodriguez Monica Rodriguez is an American politician in California. She currently serves as a Los Angeles City Council member, and represents the 7th district. The district is located in the San Fernando Valley, and includes the neighborhoods of Pacoima, ...

, incumbent councilmember

= Did not make ballot

= *Kevin Davis *Reuben Garcia, volunteer public advocate *Shirley Kim

Results

District 9

Candidates

= Declared

= *

Curren Price Curren De Mille Price Jr. (born December 16, 1950, in Los Angeles, California) is an American politician of the Democratic Party, currently serving as a Los Angeles city council member for District 9. Price was a California State Senator, repr ...

, incumbent councilmember *Dulce Vasquez, college administrator at

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= Did not make ballot

= *Adriana Cabrera *David Cunningham *Miguel I. Lemus

= Withdrawn

= *

Nick Pacheco Lauro "Nick" Pacheco Jr. (born February 9, 1964) is an American disbarred lawyer, politician, and a member of the Democratic Party. Pacheco served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council (1999–2003). Prior to serving on the Los Angeles Ci ...

, former city councilor from the 14th district

Endorsements

Results

District 11

Candidates

= Declared

= * Erin Darling, civil rights lawyer * Greg Good, Commissioner on the City of Los Angeles Board of Public Works * Midsanon "Soni" Lloyd, public school teacher * Jim Murez, Venice Neighborhood Council President * Michael Newhouse, president of the Venice Neighborhood Council *

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, attorney * Allison Holdorff Polhill, chief advisor to LAUSD board member Nick Melvoin * Matthew Smith, U.S. Army veteran

= Did not make ballot

= *Christopher Baker, international trade adviser *Gary Copeland, photographer *Cristian Letelier, property manager *Ronnie McCowan, community organizer *Vincent Sulaitis, security guard

= Withdrew

= *

Mike Bonin Michael Bonin (born March 19, 1967) is an American politician, who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the Los Angeles City Council District 11, 11th district from 2013 to 2022. A Progressivism in the United States, progressive ...

, incumbent councilmember *Maryam Zar, city commissioner and founder of Womenfound

Endorsements

Results

District 13

Candidates

= Declared

= * Albert Corado, community organizer * Stephen Johnson, Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff *

Mitch O'Farrell Mitch O'Farrell (born 1960) is an American politician, who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the Los Angeles City Council District 13, 13th district from 2013 to 2022, during which he spent eight days as President of the Los A ...

, incumbent councilmember * Kate Pynoos, former homelessness policy adviser to Councilman

* Hugo Soto-Martinez, labor organizer

= Did not make ballot

= *Carlos H. Flowers, self-identified defense sales representative *Dylan Kendall, designer and founder of Hollywood Arts *Rachael Rose Luckey, transgender housing rights advocate and Rampart Village Neighborhood Council President

= Withdrew

= *Mary Hellman, real estate agent *Clarendon K. "Clay" Johnston, community activist *Chad Michael Manuel, adjudicator

Endorsements

Results

District 15

Candidates

= Declared

= *Tim McOsker, former chief of staff to

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and police union lobbyist *Bryant Odega, teacher, community organizer for

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, and a former member of the Harbor Gateway Neighborhood Council *Danielle Sandoval, businesswoman *Anthony D. Santich, business professional

= Did not make ballot

= *Andrew M. Bak-Boychuk, educator *Mark Contreras, youth and senior advocate *Pati Lawrence, marketing consultant *Robert M. Miller, artist and environmental activist *Shannon Ross, neighborhood council member *Rick Thomas, citizen advocate

= Withdrew

= *Christian L. Guzman, environmentalist *LaMar Lyons, administrator for nonprofits

Endorsements

Results

LAUSD Board of Education

District 2

Candidates

= Declared

= *Maria Brenes, leader of InnerCity Struggle *Rocio Rivas, political activist *Miguel Angel Segura, public school teacher *Erica Vilardi-Espinosa, member of the

Neighborhood Council

Withdrew

*Raquel Zamora

= Did not make ballot

= *Jerell Benjamin Johnson *Miho Murai, attorney *Erika Ochoa

= Endorsements

= Results

District 4

Candidates

= Declared

= *Gentille Barkhordarian, electrical engineer * Nick Melvoin, incumbent board member *Tracey Schroeder, elementary school teacher

= Did not make ballot

= *Raissa White *Kellie N. Williams

= Withdrew

= *Midsanon "Soni" Lloyd, public school teacher *Negar Nikgohar

= Endorsements

Results

District 6

Candidates

= Declared

= *Jesus Arana, police sergeant and educator *

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, incumbent board member *Marvin Rodriguez, Spanish teacher and veteran

= Did not make ballot

= *Jesie Balbuena *Benito B. Bernal

= Endorsements

Results

Ballot measures

Measure BB

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