The 2017 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on March 7, 2017, to elect the
mayor
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of
Los Angeles
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. 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
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and candidate for Mayor in 2013
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Eric Garcetti
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, incumbent Mayor of Los Angeles
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[ (Party preference: ]Republican
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)
* David "Zuma Dogg" Saltsburg, activist[
* Frantz Pierre, activist
* Eric Preven, writer][
* Mitchell Schwartz, political strategist, environmentalist and entrepreneur]
Withdrawn
* Steve Barr, educator, activist and founder of Green Dot Public Schools
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and Rock the Vote
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personality
Results
References
External links
Municipal elections in Los Angeles (2017)
on BallotPedia
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on Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
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2017 in Los Angeles
2017 California elections
Eric Garcetti
Mayoral elections in Los Angeles
Los Angeles
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