| Election Name: | 2020 Los Angeles County elections |
| Flag Image: | File:Flag of Los Angeles County, California.svg |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Election Date: | November 3, 2020 |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Los Angeles County elections |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Los Angeles County elections |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Registered: | 5,813,167[1] |
The 2020 Los Angeles County elections were held on November 3, 2020, in Los Angeles County, California, with nonpartisan blanket primary elections for certain offices being held on March 3. Three of the five seats of the Board of Supervisors were up for election, as well as one of the countywide elected officials, the District Attorney. In addition, elections were held for various community college districts and water districts, as well as the Superior Court.[2]
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
See main article: 2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election. Three of the five seats of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors were up for election to four-year terms. Incumbent supervisors Janice Hahn and Kathryn Barger handily won re-election in the primary. In the second district, incumbent Mark Ridley-Thomas was term-limited and could not seek a fourth term, opting instead to run for Los Angeles City Council. State senator Holly Mitchell and Los Angeles City Councilor Herb Wesson advanced to the general election, eliminating former L.A. city councilor Jan Perry and Carson mayor Albert Robles. Mitchell won the general election, resulting in a supervisor board consisting entirely of women for the first time in its history.
| Election Name: | 2020 Los Angeles County District Attorney election |
| Flag Image: | File:Flag of Los Angeles County, California.svg |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Los Angeles County Elections |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Runoff |
| Image1: | File:George Gascon official portrait (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | George Gascón |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| 1Data1: | 504,088 28.22% |
| 2Data1: | 2,002,865 53.53% |
| Candidate2: | Jackie Lacey |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| 1Data2: | 869,127 48.65% |
| 2Data2: | 1,738,617 46.47% |
| Image3: | Rachel Rossi, 2022.jpg |
| Candidate3: | Rachel Rossi |
| Color3: | c0c0c0 |
| 1Data3: | 413,231 23.13% |
| 2Data3: | Eliminated |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| District Attorney | |
| Before Election: | Jackie Lacey |
| After Election: | George Gascón |
Incumbent district attorney Jackie Lacey ran for re-election to a third four-year term. Following the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests advocating for criminal justice reform, Lacey's "tough-on-crime" policies were criticized and contrasted with those of her opponents, former San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón and public defender Rachel Rossi.[3] Gascón defeated Lacey in the general election by a small margin.[4] Lacey became the first district attorney to lose re-election since Gil Garcetti lost to Steve Cooley in 2000.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | George Gascón | Jackie Lacey | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey USA | September 27–29, 2020 | 700 (A) | – | 36% | 35% | 29% | ||
| Tulchin Research | June 26–July 6, 2020 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.46% | 35% | 32% | 33% |
The Compton Community College District held elections for its board of trustees in two areas on November 3. Incumbent Sonia Lopez of Area 3 was re-elected unopposed.
The Long Beach Community College District held elections for its board of trustees in two areas on November 3. Incumbent Vivian Williams Malauulu of Area 2 was re-elected unopposed.
The Los Angeles Community College District held elections held elections for its board of trustees for four of its seven seats on November 3.
Twelve elections were held for judges to the Los Angeles County Superior Court on March 3. Three runoff elections were held on November 3. Judges are elected to six-year terms.