The 2009 elections for
elected officials
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in
Los Angeles
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took place on March 3, 2009, with run-off elections on May 19, 2009. The
mayor
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,
city attorney
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Unlike a district attorney or public defender, who usually handles criminal cases, a city att ...
,
city controller
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and eight out of the fifteen members of the
city council
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were up for election.
Results
Officially all candidates are
non-partisan
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While an Oxford English Dictionary definition of ''partisan'' includes adherents of a party, cause, person, etc., in most cases, nonpartisan refers s ...
. *Incumbent.
Mayor
Incumbent
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa (; né Villar Jr.; born January 23, 1953) is an American politician who served as the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Villaraigosa was a national co-chairman of Hillar ...
was re-elected.
City attorney
Incumbent
Rocky Delgadillo could not stand for re-election due to
term limit
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s.
Carmen Trutanich was elected after the run-off election on May 19, 2009.
City controller
Incumbent Laura N. Chick could not stand for re-election due to term limits.
City council
District 1
District 3
District 5
Incumbent Jack Weiss
Jack Stephen Weiss (born August 21, 1964) is an American entrepreneur and former politician. He is co-founder of BlueLine Grid, Inc., formerly known as Bratton Technologies, Inc. Weiss is also a former member of the Los Angeles City Council repre ...
was running for the city attorney post.
District 7
District 9
District 11
District 13
District 15
References
External links
Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles
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Los Angeles
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2009
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ...