2013 Los Angeles mayoral election explained

Election Name:	2013 Los Angeles mayoral election
Country:	Los Angeles
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2009 Los Angeles mayoral election
Previous Year:	2009
Next Election:	2017 Los Angeles mayoral election
Next Year:	2017
Election Date:	March 5 and May 21, 2013
Turnout:	23.0%
1Blank:	First round
2Blank:	Runoff
Image1:	File:Eric Garcetti in Suit and Tie (1).jpg
Color1:	c0c0c0
Candidate1:	Eric Garcetti
1Data1:	121,930 32.27%
2Data1:	222,300 54.23%
Color2:	c0c0c0
Candidate2:	Wendy Greuel
1Data2:	106,748 28.25%
2Data2:	187,609 45.77%
Image4:	File:Kevin James, 2013.jpg
Color4:	c0c0c0
Candidate4:	Kevin James
1Data4:	60,164 15.92%
2Data4:	Eliminated
Image5:	File:Jan Perry 2006.jpg
Color5:	c0c0c0
Candidate5:	Jan Perry
1Data5:	58,472 15.47%
2Data5:	Eliminated
Map Size:	235px
Mayor
Before Election:	Antonio Villaraigosa
After Election:	Eric Garcetti

The 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on March 5, 2013, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles. No candidate received a majority of the primary votes to be elected outright, and the top two finishers, Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel advanced to a runoff vote. On May 21, 2013, Garcetti was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan but candidates receive support and endorsements from their respective parties or affiliated organizations. The Los Angeles County Republican Party endorsed Kevin James, the lone Republican in the field, while the Los Angeles County Democratic Party supported the candidacies of Garcetti, Greuel, Perry and Pleitez without making an endorsement.

Incumbent mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was ineligible to run because of term limits.

General election

Candidates

Declared

• Yehuda "YJ" Draiman, businessman, member of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council, and father of David Draiman.^{[1] [2]}
• Eric Garcetti, City Councilman for the 13th district and former City Council President^[3] (Voter registration: Democratic)
• Wendy Greuel, city controller and former city councilwoman for the 2nd district^[4] (Voter registration: Democratic)
• Kevin James, talk radio host and attorney^[5] (Voter registration: Republican)
• Addie M. Miller, citywide advocate^[2]
• Jan Perry, city councilwoman for the 9th district^[6] (Voter registration: Democratic)
• Emanuel Pleitez, chief strategy officer at Spokeo and former Villaraigosa aide^[7] (Voter registration: Democratic)
• Norton Sandler, factory worker (Voter registration: Socialist Workers Party)^[2]

Withdrew

• Austin Beutner, Los Angeles Times publisher, former deputy mayor and former investment banker^[8]

Declined

• Rick J. Caruso, mall developer^[9] (Voter registration: Republican)
• Alex Padilla, state Senator for the 20th district^[10] (Voter registration: Democratic)
• Zev Yaroslavsky, County Supervisor for the 3rd district^[11] (Voter registration: Democratic)

Issues

Articles in the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Daily News suggested that the fiscal state of Los Angeles would likely play a major role in the election.^[12] Also a question was the role that Villaraigosa's popularity would play; in 2009 his support was seen as more of a liability than an asset.^[13]

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Yehuda Draiman	Eric Garcetti	Wendy Greuel	Kevin James	Addie Miller	Jan Perry	Emanuel Pleitez	Norton Sandler	Other	Undecided
SurveyUSA^[14]	February 28–March 3, 2013	541	± 4.3%	1%	align=center	26%	align=center	28%	15%	1%	12%	9%	1%	—	7%
USC/LA Times^[15]	February 24–27, 2013	500	± 4%	—	align=center	27%	align=center	25%	15%	—	14%	5%	—	1%	14%
SurveyUSA^[16]	February 14–17, 2013	509	± 4.4%	1%	align=center	26%	align=center	23%	14%	3%	12%	6%	2%	—	13%
SurveyUSA^[17]	January 28–30, 2013	429	± 4.8%	3%	align=center	24%	align=center	20%	12%	3%	15%	7%	2%	—	15%
SurveyUSA^[18]	January 12–15, 2013	544	± 4.3%	2%	align=center	26%	align=center	18%	12%	3%	12%	4%	2%	—	align=center	20%

Results

Runoff

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Eric Garcetti	Wendy Greuel	Undecided
SurveyUSA^[19]	May 15–18, 2013	573	± 4.2%	align=center	49%	44%	7%
USC Price/Los Angeles Times^[20]	May 14–16, 2013	500	± 4.4%	align=center	48%	41%	11%
SurveyUSA^[21]	May 5–8, 2013	556	± 4.2%	align=center	46%	align=center	46%	8%
Brown/Cal State^[22]	April 29–May 7, 2013	674	± 4%	45%	align=center	46%	9%
Working Californians^[23]	April 25–28, 2013	705	± 3.7%	align=center	39%	38%	23%
SurveyUSA^[24]	April 22–25, 2013	486	± 4.5%	42%	align=center	45%	13%
USC Price/Los Angeles Times^[25]	April 15–17, 2013	500	± 4.4%	align=center	50.3%	40%	10%
SurveyUSA^[26]	April 8–10, 2013	478	± 4.6%	align=center	49%	40%	11%
SurveyUSA^[27]	March 23–26, 2013	523	± 4.4%	align=center	47%	40%	13%

Results

References

Jason Kandel 8 Vie for Los Angeles Mayor in Upcoming City Primaryhttp://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/8-Vie-for-Los-Angeles-Mayor-193402421.html

External links

• YJ Draiman for Mayor
• Eric Garcetti for Mayor
• Wendy Greuel for Mayor
• Kevin James for Mayor
• Addie Miller for Mayor
• Jan Perry for Mayor
• Emanuel Pleitez for Mayor

Notes and References

1. Web site: YJ Draiman, Dad to Disturbed's Lead Singer: Top 5 Reasons Unknown Underdog 2013 L.A. Mayoral Candidate Is Freaking Interesting. April 6, 2011. August 26, 2012. LA Weekly. Mars. Melnicoff.
2. Web site: Jay Draiman, Norton Sandler and Addie Miller are also running for L.A. mayor. February 2, 2013. February 18, 2013. Los Angeles Daily News. Rick. Orlov.
3. Web site: Eric Garcetti Now Running for Mayor of Los Angeles. September 8, 2011. August 26, 2012. KCET. Zach. Behrens. https://web.archive.org/web/20111111110937/http://www.kcet.org/updaily/1st_and_spring/elections/eric-garcetti-now-running-for-mayor-of-los-angeles.html. November 11, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
4. Web site: L.A. Controller Wendy Greuel Says She Wants To Be Your Next Mayor. March 1, 2011. August 26, 2012. LA Weekly. Patrick Range. McDonald.
5. Web site: Talk radio host Kevin James to announce run for mayor. March 15, 2011. August 26, 2012. Los Angeles Times. David. Zahniser.
6. Web site: L.A. Councilwoman Jan Perry jumps into the 2013 mayor's race. March 16, 2011. August 26, 2012. Los Angeles Times. Maeve. Reston.
7. Web site: Former Villaraigosa aide Emanuel Pleitez, 29, to run for mayor. July 6, 2012. August 26, 2012. Los Angeles Times. David. Zahniser.
8. Web site: Beutner quits mayor's race. May 9, 2012. August 26, 2012. Los Angeles Times. Kate. Linthicum.
9. Web site: L.A. billionaire Rick Caruso says he won't run for mayor. October 11, 2012. October 22, 2012. Los Angeles Times. Kate. Linthicum.
10. Web site: State Sen. Padilla says he won't run for L.A. mayor. July 12, 2011. August 26, 2012. Los Angeles Times. David. Zahniser.
11. Web site: Zev Yaroslavsky says he will not run for L.A. mayor. August 23, 2012. August 26, 2012. Los Angeles Times. David. Zahniser.
12. Web site: L.A. faces $1-billion deficit by 2013; budget chief calls for pension reforms. November 25, 2009. August 26, 2012. Los Angeles Times. Phil. Willon.
13. Web site: Trutanich defeats Weiss in L.A. city attorney's race. May 21, 2009. August 26, 2012. Los Angeles Times. David. Zahniser. Maeve. Reston.
14. http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=0a320e95-47f4-4a51-a965-42ddfb5e83bf SurveyUSA
15. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-poll-mayor-20130303,0,6577652.story USC/LA Times
16. http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=9ed023e3-fb9e-4597-8017-f3172ff3febf SurveyUSA
17. http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=dc9fadc9-37b5-49f6-a6b9-5a6a99d474fb SurveyUSA
18. http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=de80f559-752a-44fd-ac61-e5c434065795 SurveyUSA
19. http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=2cfc5fbd-b1c9-4533-b89a-42b21cac9601 SurveyUSA
20. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-poll-mayor-20130518,0,7429628.story?page=2 USC Price/Los Angeles Times
21. http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=c51aa137-9f3f-43e1-b72d-3a28104b747e SurveyUSA
22. https://web.archive.org/web/20130510020927/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-poll-la-mayors-race-close-20130509,0,3504502.story Brown/Cal State
23. http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2013/04/eric_garcetti_poll_one_point_l.php Working Californians
24. http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=0ca248aa-f7c7-4ab8-bd90-3f741a7bc0cc SurveyUSA
25. https://web.archive.org/web/20130422063641/http://www.bsgco.com/index.php?do=get_page&pageID=93 USC Price/Los Angeles Times
26. http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=33e45c8a-d41c-45a4-b3d2-12c9a52ea182 SurveyUSA
27. http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=c62a9bcf-4751-4856-8fe2-6aa307101977 SurveyUSA