2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election explained

Election Name:2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
Flag Image:File:Flag of Los Angeles County, California.svg
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
Previous Year:2018
Election Date:
Next Election:2022 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
Next Year:2022
Seats For Election:3 of the 5 seats of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Party1:California Democratic Party
Seats Before1:4
Seats1:2
Seats After1:4
Party2:California Republican Party
Seats Before2:1
Seats2:1
Seats After2:1
Map Size:250px

The 2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections took place on March 3, 2020, with runoff elections held on November 3, 2020, to elect members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Three of the five seats on the board were up for election.

With the election of Holly Mitchell in the second district, the board of supervisors consisted entirely of women for the first time in history.

Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.

District 2

Election Name:2020 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:2016 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2024 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
Next Year:2024
1Blank:First round
2Blank:Runoff
Image1:Mitchell Holly.jpg
Candidate1:Holly Mitchell
Color1:c0c0c0
1Data1:87,914
29.0%
2Data1:387,930
60.6%
Candidate2:Herb Wesson
Color2:c0c0c0
1Data2:90,597
29.9%
2Data2:252,545
39.4%
Image3:File:LOS ANGELES CHAMBER (14970305895) (cropped).jpg
Candidate3:Jan Perry
Color3:c0c0c0
1Data3:36,099
11.9%
2Data3:Eliminated
Image4:File:Albert Robles, 2017.jpg
Candidate4:Albert Robles
Color4:c0c0c0
1Data4:32,305
10.7%
2Data4:Eliminated
Candidate5:Jorge Nuno
Color5:c0c0c0
1Data5:19,850
6.6%
2Data5:Eliminated
Candidate6:Jake Jeong
Color6:c0c0c0
1Data6:19,511
6.5%
2Data6:Eliminated
Candidate7:Rene Rigard
Color7:c0c0c0
1Data7:16,452
5.4%
2Data7:Eliminated
Supervisor
Before Election:Mark Ridley-Thomas
Posttitle:Supervisor
After Election:Holly Mitchell

The second supervisorial district is the smallest of the five, comprising mostly parts of the South Los Angeles and South Bay areas. It contains the cities of Inglewood, Compton, Carson, and Hawthorne. Incumbent supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Eliminated in primary

Results

District 4

Election Name:2020 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:2016 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2024 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
Next Year:2024
Image1:SupervisorHahn.jpg
Color1:c0c0c0
Candidate1:Janice Hahn
Popular Vote1:291,618
Percentage1:76.2%
Color2:c0c0c0
Candidate2:Desiree Washington
Popular Vote2:91,352
Percentage2:23.9%
Supervisor
Before Election:Janice Hahn
Posttitle:Supervisor
After Election:Janice Hahn

The fourth supervisorial district contains most of the South Bay and Gateway Cities areas, as well as parts of the Harbor Region and San Gabriel Valley. It includes the cities of Long Beach, Torrance, Downey, Norwalk, Whittier, and Lakewood. Incumbent supervisor Janice Hahn was first elected in 2016 with 56.3% of the vote.

Candidates

Results

District 5

Election Name:2020 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:2016 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2024 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
Next Year:2024
Image1:File:Supervisor_Kathryn_Barger.jpg
Color1:c0c0c0
Candidate1:Kathryn Barger
Popular Vote1:240,403
Percentage1:58.8%
Color2:c0c0c0
Candidate2:Darrell Park
Popular Vote2:84,611
Percentage2:20.7%
Image3:3x4.svg
Color3:c0c0c0
Candidate3:John Harabedian
Popular Vote3:84,199
Percentage3:20.6%
Supervisor
Before Election:Kathryn Barger
Posttitle:Supervisor
After Election:Kathryn Barger

The fifth supervisorial district is the largest of the five, covering the entire northern half of the county including the Verdugo Mountains, the San Gabriel Mountains, the Antelope Valley, and portions of the San Gabriel Valley. It includes the cities of Santa Clarita, Glendale, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pasadena, Burbank, and Alhambra. Incumbent supervisor Kathryn Barger was first elected in a runoff election in 2016 with 57.9% of the vote.

Candidates

Results

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