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The 2019 Los Angeles special elections were held on March 5, 2019, and June 4, 2019. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for May 14, 2019 and August 13, 2019. One of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election while one of the seven seats in the Board of Education were up for election.[1]
Two seats were up for election due to the vacancy of two members, councilman Mitchell Englander of District 12 and Ref Rodriguez of Board District 5, who both resigned in the wake of felony charges against them.[2][3] The Board District 5 did not have an appointed representative unlike Council District 12, who had previous councilmember Greig Smith installed to finish the term.[4][5]
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
- ^ Murphy, Ryan (June 4, 2019). "L.A. County election results". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Chou, Elizabeth. "LA councilman Mitchell Englander stepping down…" Los Angeles Daily News, October 11, 2018
- ^ Stokes, Kyle (July 22, 2018). "Ref Rodriguez Pleads Guilty To Felony And Misdemeanor Charges, Resigns From LAUSD Board". LAist.
- ^ Romero, Esmeralda Fabián (August 6, 2018). "100,000 LAUSD students have no representative. Here are 5 things to know about Board District 5, vacated by Ref Rodriguez's resignation". LA School Report.
- ^ Reyes, Emily Alpert; Zahnizer, David (January 15, 2019). "Former L.A. Councilman Greig Smith tapped to fill vacant seat until election". Los Angeles Times.