The 2020 Los Angeles elections were held on March 3, 2020. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for November 3, 2020. Seven of the fifteen seats in the
City Council were up for election.
This was the first election held in the city that correlated with recent changes in election laws, which moved elections from being held on
off-years to even-numbered years to correlate with federal and state elections.
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
City Council
District 2
Candidates
*
Paul Krekorian, incumbent councilmember
*Ayinde Jones, attorney
[
*Rudy Melendez, laborer and artist][
]
Did not make ballot
*Radomir V. Luza, North Hollywood Neighborhood Council Board member[
*Eric Preven, writer and producer][
*Stacey Jane Slichta][
*Adam Summer, Studio City Neighborhood Council Board member][
]
Withdrew
*Vivianna Dunnigan
Results
District 4
Candidates
*David Ryu
David E. Ryu (Korean: 유은석; born 1975) is an American politician, who served as the Los Angeles City Councilman for District 4 from 2015 to 2020.[Nithya Raman
Nithya V. Raman is an American urban planner, activist, and politician serving as the Los Angeles City Councilmember for the 4th District since 2020. Raman, a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated incum ...]
, urban planner and activist
*Sarah Kate Levy, writer and women's advocate[
]
Did not make ballot
*Eric Christie
*Susan Collins, community activist[
]
Withdrew
*Lisa Cahan-Davis, manager at Urban Land Institute
*Richard Joseph, entertainment attorney[
*Sarah Sun Liew, CEO of Meridian Business Legal Investment Wish Foundation
*Artin Sodaify, lawyer
]
Results
District 6
Candidates
*Nury Martinez
Nury Martinez (born July 9, 1973) is a Mexican-American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 6th district from 2013 until her resignation in 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Martinez became president o ...
, incumbent councilmember[
*Bill Haller, music studio owner][
]
Did not make ballot
*Oscar Portillo, chairperson of the Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council
Results
District 8
Candidates
*Marqueece Harris-Dawson
Marqueece Harris-Dawson (born November 7, 1970) is an American politician, who currently represents Los Angeles City Council District 8, the 8th district of the Los Angeles City Council since 2015.
Early life and education
Harris-Dawson was bor ...
, incumbent councilmember
Did not make ballot
*DaJuan W. Bell
*Lee A. Brothers
*Tara Perry
*Ingrid Rivera-Guzman
*Cliff Smith
*Denise Francis Woods, businesswoman[
]
Withdrew
*Khansa T. Jones-Muhammad Clark, budget advocate
Results
District 10
*Mark Ridley-Thomas
Mark Ridley-Thomas is an American politician. He previously served three terms on the Los Angeles City Council from the 8th district from 1991 to 2002, and again for the 10th district from 2020 until his expulsion from the council in 2022. Ridle ...
, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor for the 2nd district
*Grace Yoo, attorney
*Channing Martinez, community organizer[
*Melvin Snell, human rights activist][
*Aura Vasquez, former Board of Water and Power commissioner]
Did not make ballot
*Megan Abboud
*Jonothan "Jace" Dawson, store manager
*Dallas Fowler
*Milton Hall
*Holly Hancock
* G. Juan Johnson, housing advocate
*Anne Kim
*Lily Larsen
*Althea Rae Shaw
*Faalaniga Smith
*Jason Underhill
Withdrew
*Andrea Michelle Wade-Catena
Results
District 12
Candidates
* John Lee, incumbent councilmember
*Loraine Lundquist, educator and scientist
Did not make ballot
*Asaad Alnajjar, civil structural engineer
*Jose Luis Gonzalez, recreation facility director
Withdrew
*Carlos Amador, activist
*Edward Antonino, labor law attorney[
*Brandii Grace, game designer and educator
]
Results
District 14
Candidates
*Kevin de León
Kevin Alexander Leon (born December 10, 1966), known professionally as Kevin de León and colloquially as KDL, is an American politician serving as the Los Angeles City Council member for district 14 since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, ...
, California state senator and President pro tempore of the California State Senate[
*Cyndi Otteson, advertising executive and Vice President of the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council
*Raquel Zamora, teacher, counselor, social worker and small business owner][
*Mónica Garcia, LAUSD Board of Education member for District 2]
Did not make ballot
*Monica Alcaraz, community advocate[
*Stanley Deacon Alexander][
*Hal Bastian, real estate agent and consultant][
*Barry Boen][
*Ian K. Chi-Young
*Eric Christie
*Hidemi Ena
*Dentis Davis Fowlkes, Hermon Neighborhood Council Board member][
*Jana Grochoske, model][
*Freddie Huguez, former baseball coach
*Maria Janossy, immigration lawyer, community leader and activist
*]Marcus Lovingood
Marcus Anthony Lovingood (born July 19, 1985) is an American new media producer, political activist, internet entrepreneur, and former candidate for the Los Angeles City Council in the 14th District. In 2012, Lovingood appeared on Bravo's ' Star ...
, new media producer, political activist, and internet entrepreneur[
*William "Rodriguez" Morrison, community organizer and perennial candidate][
*Jamie Tijerina, researcher at California Institute of Technology][
]
Withdrew
*Richelle Huizar, wife of vacated councilmember José Huizar
José Luis Huizar (born September 10, 1968) is a Mexican-American politician and a former member of the Los Angeles City Council. Huizar was arrested and indicted on June 23, 2020, on federal corruption charges.
Huizar was elected on November 8, ...
*Brian Andres Mico-Quinn
Results
LAUSD Board of Education
District 1
Candidates
*George J. McKenna III
George J. McKenna III (born September 6, 1940) is an American politician and former educator who is a current member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education for District 1 since 2014. A former principal at Washington Preparat ...
, incumbent board member[
]
Did not make ballot
*Michael Batie, author and professor[
*Toni Henderson
*Tunette Powell, educator and activist][
]
Results
District 3
Candidates
*Scott Schmerelson, incumbent board member
*Marilyn Koziatek, member of parent-teacher association
*Elizabeth Badger, small businessowner and CEO of Minority Outreach Committee
Did not make ballot
*John Sandy Campbell, teacher[
*Christopher Meredith, substitute teacher
*Kenneth "Kenchy" Ragsdale III, founder of Kids Not Politics
]
Results
District 5
* Jackie Goldberg, incumbent board member[
]
Did not make ballot
*Maria del Pilar Avalos, member of the Community Advisory Committee
Results
District 7
Candiatees
*Tanya Ortiz Franklin, lawyer and former teacher
*Patricia Castellanos, deputy director of L.A. Alliance for a New Economy
*Silke Bradford, teacher and school administrator
*Mike Lansing, former LAUSD board member from 1999 to 2007
Did not make ballot
*Estuardo Ruano, homeless activist
Withdrew
*Nichelle Henderson, member of the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees
*Lydia Gutierrez, math teacher
*Edgar Campos
Results
References
External links
Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles
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