The 2009 election for
Mayor of
Los Angeles took place on March 3, 2009. Incumbent mayor
Antonio R. Villaraigosa was re-elected overwhelming and faced no serious opponent. Since Los Angeles holds
nonpartisan
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elections, there was no
Democratic or
Republican primary. Villaraigosa would have faced a
run-off against second place-finisher
Walter Moore had he failed to win a majority of the vote.
Villaraigosa won the election despite having generally unfavorable approval ratings. He was credited with winning because more well-known and better-funded candidates, such as developer
Rick Caruso
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, declined to run.
Results
References and footnotes
External links
Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles
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Los Angeles