| Election Name: | 2017 Los Angeles election |
| Country: | Los Angeles |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | March 7, 2017 May 16, 2017 |
| Previous Election: | 2015 Los Angeles election |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Next Election: | 2019 Los Angeles special elections |
| Next Year: | 2019 (special) |
| Seats For Election: | 8 out of 15 seats in the City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 8 |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Seats Before1: | 14 |
| Seats1: | 8 |
| Seats After1: | 14 |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Seats Before2: | 1 |
| Seats2: | 0 |
| Seats After2: | 1 |
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.
| Election Name: | 2017 Los Angeles mayoral election |
| Country: | Los Angeles |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2013 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | March 7, 2017 |
| Turnout: | 20.1% |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Runoff |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate1: | Eric Garcetti |
| 1Data1: | 331,310 81.37% |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate2: | Mitchell Schwartz |
| 1Data2: | 33,228 8.16% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Eric Garcetti |
| After Election: | Eric Garcetti |
See main article: 2017 Los Angeles mayoral election.
| Election Name: | 2017 Los Angeles City Attorney election |
| Country: | Los Angeles |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | March 7, 2017 |
| Previous Election: | 2013 Los Angeles election#City Attorney |
| Previous Year: | 2013 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Los Angeles elections#City Attorney |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Runoff |
| Image1: | File:Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer speaks at South L.A. rally to end gun violence.jpg |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate1: | Mike Feuer |
| 1Data1: | 306,867 100.00% |
| City Attorney | |
| Before Election: | Mike Feuer |
| Posttitle: | City Attorney |
| After Election: | Mike Feuer |
| Election Name: | 2017 Los Angeles City Controller election |
| Country: | Los Angeles |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | np |
| Election Date: | March 7, 2017 |
| Previous Election: | 2013 Los Angeles election#City Controller |
| Previous Year: | 2013 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Los Angeles elections#City Controller |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Runoff |
| Image1: | File:Ron Galperin Profile Pic.jpg |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate1: | Ron Galperin |
| 1Data1: | 291,321 100.00% |
| City Controller | |
| Before Election: | Ron Galperin |
| Posttitle: | City Controller |
| After Election: | Ron Galperin |
| Election Name: | 2017 Los Angeles's 1st City Council district election |
| Flag Image: | File:Flag of Los Angeles, California.svg |
| Country: | Los Angeles |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | March 7, 2017 and May 16, 2017 |
| Previous Election: | 2013 Los Angeles elections#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2013 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Los Angeles elections#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Runoff |
| Image1: | Gil Cedillo 2014 front (cropped).jpg |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate1: | Gil Cedillo |
| 1Data1: | 10,396 49.34% |
| 2Data1: | 11,415 71.63% |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate2: | Joe Bray-Ali |
| 1Data2: | 8,000 37.97% |
| 2Data2: | 4,521 28.37% |
| Image3: | Giovany Hernandez, 2017.jpg |
| Color3: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate3: | Giovany Hernandez |
| 1Data3: | 1,798 8.53% |
| 2Data3: | Eliminated |
| City Councilmember | |
| Before Election: | Gil Cedillo |
| Posttitle: | City Councilmember |
| After Election: | Gil Cedillo |
The 1st district covered mostly Northeast Los Angeles, including MacArthur Park, Koreatown, Mount Washington and Cypress Park. The incumbent was Gil Cedillo, who was first elected in 2013 and was seeking a second term.[1] Cedillo nearly won election outright in the primary, but support for community activist and former bike store owner Joe Bray-Ali forced him into a runoff.[2]
Bray-Ali's campaign collapsed after a series of scandals involving him surfaced.[3] In April 2017, it was revealed by LAist that Bray-Ali had made racist, fat shaming, and transphobic comments Voat, which prompted councilmember Mitch O'Farrell and the Los Angeles Times to pull their endorsements.[4] Despite calls on Bray-Ali to drop out, he refused to do so and apologized for the comments.[5] [6] Bray-Ali also admitted to having extramarital affairs and failing to pay taxes.[7]
In the runoff election, Cedillo defeated Bray-Ali in a landslide.[8]
| Election Name: | 2017 Los Angeles's 3rd City Council district election |
| Flag Image: | File:Flag of Los Angeles, California.svg |
| Country: | Los Angeles |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | March 7, 2017 |
| Previous Election: | 2013 Los Angeles elections#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2013 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Los Angeles elections#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Runoff |
| Image1: | File:Bob Blumenfield.jpg |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate1: | Bob Blumenfield |
| 1Data1: | 19,063 100.00% |
| City Councilmember | |
| Before Election: | Bob Blumenfield |
| Posttitle: | City Council member |
| After Election: | Bob Blumenfield |
The 3rd district encompassed southwestern San Fernando Valley neighborhoods of Los Angeles, including Canoga Park, Reseda, Tarzana, Winnetka, and Woodland Hills. The incumbent was Bob Blumenfield, who was elected in 2013 and was seeking a second term. He ran unopposed and won election outright in the primary.
| Election Name: | 2017 Los Angeles's 5th City Council district election |
| Flag Image: | File:Flag of Los Angeles, California.svg |
| Country: | Los Angeles |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2013 Los Angeles elections#District 5 |
| Previous Year: | 2013 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Los Angeles elections#District 5 |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Runoff |
| Image1: | File:Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz (cropped).jpg |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate1: | Paul Koretz |
| 1Data1: | 25,914 65.88% |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate2: | Jesse Max Creed |
| 1Data2: | 11,986 30.47% |
| City Council | |
| Before Election: | Paul Koretz |
| Posttitle: | City Council |
| After Election: | Paul Koretz |
The 5th district covered most of the Mid-City West region, including Bel Air, Beverly Crest, Beverly Grove, Beverlywood, Carthay Circle, Century City, Cheviot Hills, Fairfax District, Holmby Hills, Melrose, Palms, Pico-Robertson, Westwood, Westside Village, and Encino.
The incumbent was Paul Koretz, who was first elected in 2009 and was seeking a third term. Koretz was re-elected over Jesse Max Creed and Mark Matthew Herd by a landslide.
| Election Name: | 2017 Los Angeles's 7th City Council district election |
| Flag Image: | File:Flag of Los Angeles, California.svg |
| Country: | Los Angeles |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | March 7, 2017 and May 16, 2017 |
| Previous Election: | 2013 Los Angeles elections#District 7 |
| Previous Year: | 2013 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Los Angeles elections#District 7 |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Runoff |
| Image1: | Monica Rodriguez, 2019.jpg |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate1: | Monica Rodriguez |
| 1Data1: | 6,091 27.82% |
| 1Data2: | 3,603 16.46% |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate2: | Karo Torossian |
| 2Data1: | 9,588 53.64% |
| 2Data2: | 8,287 46.36% |
| Image3: | 3x4.svg |
| Color3: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate3: | Mónica Ratliff |
| 1Data3: | 3,104 14.18% |
| 2Data3: | Eliminated |
| Color4: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate4: | Arthur Miner |
| 1Data4: | 1,775 8.11% |
| 2Data4: | Eliminated |
| Color5: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate5: | Dale Gibson |
| 1Data5: | 1,351 6.17% |
| 2Data5: | Eliminated |
| Color6: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate6: | Venessa Martinez |
| 1Data6: | 1,160 5.30% |
| 2Data6: | Eliminated |
| City Council | |
| Before Election: | Vacant |
| Posttitle: | City Council |
| After Election: | Monica Rodriguez |
The 7th district covered Northern Los Angeles, including Sunland-Tujunga, Lake View Terrace, Pacoima and Shadow Hills. The district was the only open seat due to the resignation of Felipe Fuentes on September 11, 2016 in order to start working as a lobbyist. Former Los Angeles Board of Public Works Commissioner Monica Rodriguez and City Council staffer Karo Torossian advanced to the runoff.[10] In the runoff election, Rodriguez defeated Torossian by seven points with the help of labor spending.[11] Torossian did not concede the race until ten days later after results showed Rodriguez's margin of victory widening.[12]
See main article: 2017 Los Angeles Measure S.