For related races, see 2009 Los Angeles election .
2009 Los Angeles mayoral election Turnout 17.90%
Candidate
Antonio Villaraigosa
Walter Moore
Gordon Turner
Party
Democratic
Independent
Independent
Popular vote
152,613
71,937
17,554
Percentage
55.7%
26.2%
6.4%
Mayor before election
Antonio Villaraigosa
Democratic
Elected Mayor
Antonio Villaraigosa
Democratic
The 2009 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on March 3, 2009. Incumbent mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa was re-elected overwhelming and faced no serious opponent. Since Los Angeles holds nonpartisan elections, there was no Democratic or Republican primary. Villaraigosa would have faced a run-off against second place-finisher Walter Moore had he failed to win a majority of the vote.
Villaraigosa won the election despite having generally unfavorable approval ratings. He was credited with winning because more well-known and better-funded candidates, such as developer Rick Caruso , declined to run.
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