Municipal elections in Los Angeles, California
2017 Los Angeles election
The 2017 Los Angeles elections were held on March 7, 2017 in Los Angeles , California . Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for May 16, 2017. Eight of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election, as well as the offices of Mayor , City Attorney , and City Controller . Four ballot measures were also on the ballot.
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
Mayor [ ]
Main article: 2017 Los Angeles mayoral election
2017 Los Angeles mayoral election[1]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Nonpartisan
Eric Garcetti (incumbent)
331,310
81.37
Nonpartisan
Mitchell J. Schwartz
33,228
8.16
Nonpartisan
David Hernandez
13,346
3.28
Nonpartisan
Diane Harman
5,115
1.26
Nonpartisan
David Saltsburg
4,809
1.18
Nonpartisan
Dennis Richter
4,558
1.12
Nonpartisan
YJ Draiman
3,705
0.91
Nonpartisan
Frantz Pierre
3,386
0.83
Nonpartisan
Eric Preven
3,023
0.74
Nonpartisan
Yuval Kremer
2,436
0.60
Nonpartisan
Paul E. Amori
2,231
0.55
Total votes
407,147
100.00
City Attorney [ ]
2017 Los Angeles City Attorney election[1]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Nonpartisan
Mike Feuer (incumbent)
306,867
100.00
Total votes
306,867
100.00
City Controller [ ]
2017 Los Angeles City Controller election[1]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Nonpartisan
Ron Galperin (incumbent)
291,321
100.00
Total votes
291,321
100.00
City Council [ ]
District 1 [ ]
2017 Los Angeles City Council District 1 election[2]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Nonpartisan
Gil Cedillo (incumbent)
10,396
49.34
Nonpartisan
Joe Bray-Ali
8,000
37.97
Nonpartisan
Giovany Hernandez
1,798
8.53
Nonpartisan
Jesse Rosas
875
4.15
Total votes
21,069
100.00
General election
Nonpartisan
Gil Cedillo (incumbent)
11,415
71.63
Nonpartisan
Joe Bray-Ali
4,521
28.37
Total votes
15,936
100.00
District 3 [ ]
2017 Los Angeles City Council District 3 election[1]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Nonpartisan
Bob Blumenfield (incumbent)
19,063
100.00
Total votes
19,063
100.00
District 5 [ ]
2017 Los Angeles City Council District 5 election[1]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Nonpartisan
Paul Koretz (incumbent)
25,914
65.88
Nonpartisan
Jesse Max Creed
11,986
30.47
Nonpartisan
Mark Matthew Herd
1,435
3.65
Total votes
39,335
100.00
District 7 [ ]
2017 Los Angeles City Council District 7 election[1] [2]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Nonpartisan
Monica Rodriguez
6,091
27.82
Nonpartisan
Karo Torossian
3,603
16.46
Nonpartisan
Mónica Ratliff
3,104
14.18
Nonpartisan
Art Miner
1,775
8.11
Nonpartisan
Dale Gibson
1,351
6.17
Nonpartisan
Venessa Martinez
1,160
5.30
Nonpartisan
Olga Ayala
931
4.25
Nonpartisan
Fred A. Flores
854
3.90
Nonpartisan
Nicole Chase
596
2.72
Nonpartisan
Carlos Lara
314
1.43
Nonpartisan
Krystee Clark
290
1.32
Nonpartisan
Mark Reed
275
1.26
Nonpartisan
Mike Schaefer
266
1.21
Nonpartisan
Connie Saunders
258
1.18
Nonpartisan
Franki Marie Becerra
226
1.03
Nonpartisan
David Jesse Barron
218
1.00
Nonpartisan
John T. Higginson
169
0.77
Nonpartisan
Terrence Gomes
149
0.68
Nonpartisan
José G. Castillo
139
0.63
Nonpartisan
Bonnie D. Corwin
127
0.58
Total votes
21,896
100.00
General election
Nonpartisan
Monica Rodriguez
9,588
53.64
Nonpartisan
Karo Torossian
8,287
46.36
Total votes
17,875
100.00
District 9 [ ]
2017 Los Angeles City Council District 9 election[1]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Nonpartisan
Curren Price (incumbent)
6,565
62.96
Nonpartisan
Jorge Nuño
2,400
23.02
Nonpartisan
Adriana Cabrera
1,462
14.02
Total votes
10,427
100.00
District 11 [ ]
2017 Los Angeles City Council District 11 election[1]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Nonpartisan
Mike Bonin (incumbent)
31,865
71.00
Nonpartisan
Mark Ryavec
7,047
15.70
Nonpartisan
Robin Rudisill
4,967
13.30
Total votes
43,879
100.00
District 13 [ ]
2017 Los Angeles City Council District 13 election[1]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Nonpartisan
Mitch O'Farrell (incumbent)
17,053
59.26
Nonpartisan
Sylvie Shain
4,338
15.07
Nonpartisan
Jessica Salans
3,902
13.56
Nonpartisan
David de la Torre
1,534
5.33
Nonpartisan
Doug Haines
1,123
3.90
Nonpartisan
Bill Zide
829
2.88
Total votes
28,779
100.00
District 15 [ ]
2017 Los Angeles City Council District 15 election[1]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Nonpartisan
Joe Buscaino (incumbent)
12,497
74.85
Nonpartisan
Caney Arnold
2,750
16.47
Nonpartisan
Noel Gould
1,449
8.68
Total votes
16,696
100.00
Ballot measures [ ]
Measure M [ ]
Cannabis Regulation After Citizen Input, Taxation and Enforcement
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
319,017
80.45
No
77,523
19.55
Measure N [ ]
Cannabis Activity Permits, Regulation and Taxation
Choice
Votes
%
No
250,896
65.05
Yes
134,787
34.95
Measure P [ ]
Maximum Term of Harbor Department Leases
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
251,398
68.42
No
116,059
31.58
Measure S [ ]
Main article: 2017 Los Angeles Measure S
Building Moratorium; Restrictions on General Plan Amendments; Required Review of General Plan
Choice
Votes
%
No
288,012
70.40
Yes
121,101
29.60
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