The 2020 Los Angeles elections were held on March 3, 2020. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for November 3, 2020. Seven of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election.
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This was the first election held in the city that correlated with recent changes in election laws, which moved elections from being held on off-years to even-numbered years to correlate with federal and state elections.[1]
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
District 2
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2020 Los Angeles City Council District 2 election|
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Candidate |
Paul Krekorian |
Rudy Melendez |
Ayinde Jones |
Popular vote |
30,844 |
9,166 |
6,248 |
Percentage |
66.68% |
19.81% |
13.51% |
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Did not make ballot
- Radomir V. Luza, North Hollywood Neighborhood Council Board member[3]
- Eric Preven, writer and producer[3]
- Stacey Jane Slichta[3]
- Adam Summer, Studio City Neighborhood Council Board member[3]
Results
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District 4
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2020 Los Angeles City Council District 4 election November 3, 2020|
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Candidate |
Nithya Raman |
David Ryu |
Sarah Kate Levy |
First round |
31,502 40.82% |
34,298 44.42% |
10,860 14.07% |
Runoff |
70,317 52.87% |
62,682 47.13% |
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Did not make ballot
- Eric Christie
- Susan Collins, community activist[3]
Withdrew
- Lisa Cahan-Davis, manager at Urban Land Institute
- Richard Joseph, entertainment attorney[3]
- Sarah Sun Liew, CEO of Meridian Business Legal Investment Wish Foundation
- Artin Sodaify, lawyer
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District 6
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2020 Los Angeles City Council District 6 election|
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Candidate |
Nury Martinez |
Benito Bernal |
Bill Haller |
First round |
21,126 71.85% |
4,580 15.58% |
3,698 12.58% |
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Candidates
- Benito Bernal, community advocate and former leader of SEIU Local 99 labor union[8]
- Bill Haller, music studio owner[8]
- Nury Martinez, incumbent councilmember[8]
Did not make ballot
- Oscar Portillo, chairperson of the Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council
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District 8
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2020 Los Angeles City Council District 8 election|
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Did not make ballot
- DaJuan W. Bell
- Lee A. Brothers
- Tara Perry[9]
- Ingrid Rivera-Guzman[10]
- Cliff Smith
- Denise Francis Woods, businesswoman[11]
Withdrew
- Khansa T. Jones-Muhammad Clark, budget advocate
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District 10
Did not make ballot
- Megan Abboud
- Jonothan "Jace" Dawson, store manager[15]
- Dallas Fowler
- Milton Hall
- Holly Hancock
- G. Juan Johnson, housing advocate
- Anne Kim
- Lily Larsen
- Althea Rae Shaw
- Faalaniga Smith
- Jason Underhill
Withdrew
- Andrea Michelle Wade-Catena
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District 12
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2020 Los Angeles City Council District 12 election|
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Candidate |
John Lee |
Loraine Lundquist |
First round |
33,007 50.61% |
32,206 49.39% |
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Candidates
- John Lee, incumbent councilmember[16]
- Loraine Lundquist, educator and scientist[17]
Did not make ballot
- Asaad Alnajjar, civil structural engineer[18]
- Jose Luis Gonzalez, recreation facility director
Withdrew
- Carlos Amador, activist[19]
- Edward Antonino, labor law attorney[3]
- Brandii Grace, game designer and educator
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District 14
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2020 Los Angeles City Council District 14 election|
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Candidate |
Kevin de León |
Cyndi Otteson |
First round |
25,083 52.61% |
9,294 19.49% |
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Candidate |
Raquel Zamora |
Mónica García |
First round |
6,483 13.60% |
1,595 3.35% |
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- Monica Alcaraz, community advocate[23]
- Stanley Deacon Alexander[23]
- Hal Bastian, real estate agent and consultant[24][11]
- David Bloom[23]
- Barry Boen[23]
- Ian K. Chi-Young
- Eric Christie
- Hidemi Ena
- Dentis Davis Fowlkes, Hermon Neighborhood Council Board member[23]
- Jana Grochoske, model[23]
- Freddie Huguez, former baseball coach[25]
- Maria Janossy, immigration lawyer, community leader and activist[26]
- Marcus Lovingood, new media producer, political activist, and internet entrepreneur[23]
- William "Rodriguez" Morrison, community organizer and perennial candidate[23]
- Kendrick Rustad, creative director of KR Interior Design Group[23]
- Jamie Tijerina, researcher at California Institute of Technology[11]
Withdrew
- Richelle Huizar, wife of vacated councilmember José Huizar[27]
- Brian Andres Mico-Quinn
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District 1
Did not make ballot
- Michael Batie, author and professor[28]
- John Brasfield, educator, boxer, and coach[29]
- Toni Henderson
- Tunette Powell, educator and activist[29]
Results
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2020 LAUSD Board of Education District 1 election[30]
Primary election |
Candidate |
Votes |
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George J. McKenna III (incumbent) |
107,280 |
100.00 |
Total votes |
107,280 |
100.00 |
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District 3
Candidates
- Elizabeth Badger, small business owner and CEO of Minority Outreach Committee[31]
- Marilyn Koziatek, member of parent-teacher association[32]
- Scott Schmerelson, incumbent board member
Did not make ballot
- John Sandy Campbell, teacher[29]
- Annette McClain, pharmacy tech[29]
- Christopher Meredith, substitute teacher
- Kenneth "Kenchy" Ragsdale III, founder of Kids Not Politics[33]
Results
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2020 LAUSD Board of Education District 5 election[30]
Primary election |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Scott Schmerelson |
56,737 |
42.37 |
Marilyn Koziatek |
42,301 |
31.59 |
Elizabeth Badger |
34,856 |
26.03 |
Total votes |
133,894 |
100.00 |
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District 5
- Jackie Goldberg, incumbent board member[34]
- Christina Martinez Duran, teacher, adviser, and educational consultant[34]
Did not make ballot
- Maria del Pilar Avalos, member of the Community Advisory Committee[35]
Results
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2020 LAUSD Board of Education District 5 election[30]
Primary election |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Jackie Goldberg (incumbent) |
65,081 |
58.40 |
Christina Martinez Duran |
46,356 |
41.60 |
Total votes |
11,143 |
100.00 |
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District 7
Candiatees
- Silke Bradford, teacher and school administrator[36]
- Patricia Castellanos, deputy director of L.A. Alliance for a New Economy[37]
- Tanya Ortiz Franklin, lawyer and former teacher[38]
- Mike Lansing, former LAUSD board member from 1999 to 2007[39]
Did not make ballot
- Estuardo Ruano, homeless activist
Withdrew
- Edgar Campos
- Lydia Gutierrez, math teacher
- Nichelle Henderson, member of the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees
Results
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2020 LAUSD Board of Education District 5 primary election[30]
Primary election |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Patricia Castellanos |
22,812 |
27.32 |
Tanya Ortiz Franklin |
19,956 |
23.90 |
Lydia Gutierrez |
16,684 |
19.98 |
Mike Lansing |
16,673 |
19.97 |
Silke Bradford |
7,364 |
8.82 |
Total votes |
83,489 |
100.00 |
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2020 LAUSD Board of Education District 5 general election
Primary election |
Candidate |
Votes |
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Tanya Ortiz Franklin |
110,413 |
57.3 |
Patricia Castellanos |
82,208 |
42.7 |
Total votes |
192,621 |
100.00 |
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"Charter Amendment 1". smartvoter.org. League of Women Voters of California Education Fund. March 31, 2015.
"Election Results". Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. November 30, 2020.