2017 Los Angeles mayoral election

2017 Los Angeles mayoral election

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Turnout20.1%[1] Decrease 2.9 pp
 
Candidate Eric Garcetti Mitchell Schwartz
Popular vote 331,310 33,228
Percentage 81.4% 8.2%

Results by city council district
Garcetti:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Mayor before election

Eric Garcetti

Elected Mayor

Eric Garcetti

The 2017 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on March 7, 2017, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles. Due to a change in the city's election calendar to align mayoral elections with statewide elections, the winner stood to serve a term of five years and six months instead of the usual four years.[2]

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan. Incumbent Eric Garcetti won a record 81.4% share of the vote in the primary, eliminating the need for a run-off. Voting turnout was relatively low at 20.1%.[1]

  1. ^ a b "A 20% turnout in L.A.'s mayoral election wasn't a record low after all, final results show". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
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