2012 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election explained

Election Name:2012 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections
Flag Image:File:Flag of Los Angeles County, California.svg
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2014 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
Next Year:2014
Seats For Election:3 of the 5 seats of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Party1:California Democratic Party
Seats Before1:3
Seats1:1
Seats After1:3
Party2:California Republican Party
Seats Before2:2
Seats2:2
Seats After2:2
Map Size:250px

The 2012 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 5, 2012, coinciding with the Presidential primary elections, June 2012.[1] Three of the five seats (for the Second, Fourth and Fifth Districts) of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors were contested in this election. None of the incumbents were termed out.

Results

Second District

Election Name:2012 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election District 2
Flag Image:File:Flag of Los Angeles County, California.svg
Country:Los Angeles
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2008 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2016 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
Next Year:2016
Image1:Mark Ridley-Thomas, 2013.jpeg
Candidate1:Mark Ridley-Thomas
Popular Vote1:96,943
Percentage1:100.00%
Supervisor
Before Election:Mark Ridley-Thomas
Posttitle:Supervisor
After Election:Mark Ridley-Thomas

The incumbent, Mark Ridley-Thomas, ran unopposed.

Fourth District

Election Name:2012 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election District 4
Flag Image:File:Flag of Los Angeles County, California.svg
Country:Los Angeles
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2008 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2016 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
Next Year:2016
Image1:File:Don Knabe.jpg
Candidate1:Don Knabe
Popular Vote1:137,176
Percentage1:100.00%
Supervisor
Before Election:Don Knabe
Posttitle:Supervisor
After Election:Don Knabe

The incumbent, Don Knabe, ran unopposed.

Fifth District

Election Name:2012 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election District 5
Flag Image:File:Flag of Los Angeles County, California.svg
Country:Los Angeles
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2008 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2016 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
Next Year:2016
Image1:Supervisor Antonovich.jpg
Candidate1:Michael D. Antonovich
Popular Vote1:163,343
Percentage1:79.55%
Candidate2:Raj Pal Kahlon
Popular Vote2:41,983
Percentage2:20.45%
Supervisor
Before Election:Michael D. Antonovich
Posttitle:Supervisor
After Election:Michael D. Antonovich

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charter of the County of Los Angeles. June 2006. Board of Supervisors. County of Los Angeles. 10 September 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130722030449/http://file.lacounty.gov/lac/charter.pdf. 22 July 2013.