2005 Los Angeles mayoral election

2005 Los Angeles mayoral election

← 2001 March 8, 2005 (2005-03-08) (primary)
May 17, 2005 (2005-05-17) (runoff)
2009 →
Turnout33.94%
 
Candidate Antonio Villaraigosa James Hahn
First round 136,242
33.10%
97,049
23.58%
Runoff 289,116
58.63%
203,968
41.37%

 
Candidate Robert Hertzberg Bernard C. Parks
First round 90,495
21.99%
55,808
13.56%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Mayor before election

James Hahn

Elected Mayor

Antonio Villaraigosa

The 2005 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on March 8, 2005, with a run-off election on May 17, 2005. In a rematch of the 2001 election, Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa defeated the sitting mayor, James Hahn, becoming the city's first Hispanic mayor since the 19th century.[1]

Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.[2]

  1. ^ Zahniser, David (May 18, 2005). "Villaraigosa cruises to victory". U-T San Diego. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  2. ^ "LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT" (PDF). League of Women Voters.