2017 Los Angeles mayoral election explained

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% 2.9 pp
Color1:	c0c0c0
Candidate1:	Eric Garcetti
Popular Vote1:	331,310
Percentage1:	81.4%
Color2:	c0c0c0
Popular Vote2:	33,228
Percentage2:	8.2%
Map Size:	235px
Mayor
Before Election:	Eric Garcetti
After Election:	Eric Garcetti

The 2017 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on March 7, 2017, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles. Due to a change in the city's election calendar to align mayoral elections with statewide elections, the winner stood to serve a term of five years and six months instead of the usual four years.

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan. Incumbent Eric Garcetti won a record 81.4% share of the vote in the primary, eliminating the need for a run-off. Voting turnout was relatively low at 20.1%.^[1]

Candidates

Declared

• Paul E. Amori
• Y.J. Draiman, businessman, member of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council, father of David Draiman and candidate for Mayor in 2013^[2]
• Eric Garcetti, incumbent Mayor of Los Angeles^{[3] [4]} (Party preference: Democratic)
• David Hernandez, activist^[2] (Party preference: Republican)
• David "Zuma Dogg" Saltsburg, activist^[5]
• Rudy Melendez, laborer^[2]
• Frantz Pierre, activist^[6]
• Eric Preven, writer^[2]
• Mitchell Schwartz, political strategist, environmentalist and entrepreneur^[7] (Party preference: Democratic)
• Diane "Pinky" Harman, retired teacher
• Yuval Kremer, teacher
• Dennis Richter, factory worker

Withdrawn

• Steve Barr, educator, activist and founder of Green Dot Public Schools and Rock the Vote^{[8] [9] [10]}
• William Haynes, YouTube personality^[11]

External links

• Municipal elections in Los Angeles (2017) on BallotPedia
• CONSOLIDATED MUNICIPAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS FINAL LIST OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT Election Date: 03/07/17 on Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk

Notes and References

1. News: A 20% turnout in L.A.'s mayoral election wasn't a record low after all, final results show. Los Angeles Times. 2017-11-11. en-US.
2. Web site: A dozen hopefuls step up to the starting line for Los Angeles mayoral race. Los Angeles Daily News. Dana. Bartholomew. November 11, 2016. November 13, 2016.
3. Web site: Los Angeles mayor wins re-election in landslide. Reuters. Brendan. O'Brien. March 8, 2017. March 10, 2017.
4. News: Mayor Eric Garcetti quietly launches fundraising for 2017 reelection. June 29, 2016. Los Angeles Times. Peter. Jamison.
5. Web site: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. Los_Angeles_County_Registrar-Recorder/County_Clerk. CONSOLIDATED MUNICIPAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS FINAL LIST OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT. Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. 22 January 2017. 27–28. en. 6 January 2017.
6. Web site: Mayor Garcetti Has His First Opponent, Apparently - Los Angeles Magazine. 2015-05-05. en-US. 2016-07-28.
7. News: Former Obama campaign official says he will challenge Eric Garcetti in 2017. Los Angeles Times. Peter. Jamison. June 29, 2016. January 26, 2016.
8. News: Charter school founder Steve Barr to challenge Garcetti in 2017. Los Angeles Times. Peter. Jamison. Howard. Blume. June 29, 2016. June 27, 2016.
9. Web site: Steve Barr says he's in for run against Garcetti. LA Observed. Kevin. Roderick. June 29, 2016. June 27, 2016.
10. Web site: Charter Schools Founder Steve Barr Drops L.A. Mayoral Bid, Leaving Garcetti's Path to Re-Election Clear. KTLA. December 9, 2016. December 17, 2016.
11. Web site: William Haynes on Twitter. William. Haynes. December 14, 2016. December 9, 2016.