2013 Los Angeles mayoral election

2013 Los Angeles mayoral election

← 2009 March 5 and May 21, 2013 2017 →
Turnout23.0%
 
Candidate Eric Garcetti Wendy Greuel
First round 121,930
32.27%
106,748
28.25%
Runoff 222,300
54.23%
187,609
45.77%

 
Candidate Kevin James Jan Perry
First round 60,164
15.92%
58,472
15.47%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Results by city council district
Garcetti:      50–60%      60–70%
Greuel:      50–60%      60–70%

Mayor before election

Antonio Villaraigosa

Elected Mayor

Eric Garcetti

The 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on March 5, 2013, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles. No candidate received a majority of the primary votes to be elected outright, and the top two finishers, Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel advanced to a runoff vote. On May 21, 2013, Garcetti was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan but candidates receive support and endorsements from their respective parties or affiliated organizations. The Los Angeles County Republican Party endorsed Kevin James, the lone Republican in the field, while the Los Angeles County Democratic Party supported the candidacies of Garcetti, Greuel, Perry and Pleitez without making an endorsement.

Incumbent mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was ineligible to run because of term limits.