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.
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%.
Candidates
Declared Paul E. Amori Y.J. Draiman, businessman, member of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council, father of David Draiman and candidate for mayor in 2013 Eric Garcetti, incumbent mayor of Los Angeles (party preference: Democratic) Diane "Pinky" Harman, retired teacher David Hernandez, activist (party preference: Republican) Yuval Kremer, teacher Rudy Melendez, laborer Frantz Pierre, activist Eric Preven, writer Dennis Richter, factory worker David "Zuma Dogg" Saltsburg, activist Mitchell Schwartz, political strategist, environmentalist and entrepreneur (party preference: Democratic)
Withdrawn Steve Barr, educator, activist and founder of Green Dot Public Schools and Rock the Vote William Haynes, YouTube personality
Endorsements
Results
References
External links Municipal elections in Los Angeles (2017) on BallotPedia CONSOLIDATED MUNICIPAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS FINAL LIST OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT Election Date: 03/07/17 on Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk