2017 Los Angeles elections

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2017 Los Angeles elections: At a glance

Elections were held on March 7, 2017, in Los Angeles. Voters chose citywide leaders and eight of the 15 City Council seats. If no candidate won a majority in the March primary, a runoff was held on May 16. California municipal elections are officially nonpartisan, so party affiliations do not appear on the ballot. In addition to eight City Council seats, voters chose the mayor, city attorney, city controller, and approved four ballot measures.

Key results

- Mayor: Eric Garcetti was reelected. He won a large share of the March vote (about 81%), so no runoff was needed.

- City Attorney: Mike Feuer was reelected. He ran unopposed in the primary and won 100% of the vote.

- City Controller: Ron Galperin was reelected. He also ran unopposed in the primary and won 100%.

- City Council races (selected results)
- District 1: Incumbent Gil Cedillo faced Joe Bray-Ali and Giovany Hernandez. Cedillo led in the March primary and then defeated Bray-Ali in the May runoff, winning about 71.6% to Bray-Ali’s 28.4%.
- District 1 covers parts of Northeast Los Angeles, Koreatown, and surrounding areas. Bray-Ali’s campaign faced controversy and setbacks before the runoff.
- District 3: Bob Blumenfield ran for reelection and was unopposed, winning outright in the March primary.
- District 3 includes parts of the southwestern San Fernando Valley.
- District 5: Paul Koretz was reelected. He won a strong majority in the March primary (about 66%), defeating Jesse Max Creed and others.
- District 7: Monica Rodriguez ran for reelection after Felipe Fuentes resigned to work as a lobbyist. Rodriguez advanced to a runoff against Karo Torossian and won in May by a comfortable margin (around 54% to 46%).

Notes

- The 7th District seat was open due to a resignation.
- Eight of the city’s fifteen City Council seats were up for election, along with the mayor, city attorney, and city controller.
- Four ballot measures were on the ballot.

Overall, the 2017 Los Angeles elections saw incumbents win reelection in several citywide offices, and four district races decided in runoffs, with some districts decided in the March primary.