The 2017 Los Angeles elections were held on March 7, 2017 in
Los Angeles,
California. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for May 16, 2017. Eight of the fifteen seats in the
City Council were up for election, as well as the offices of
Mayor,
City Attorney and
City Controller. Four ballot measures were also on the ballot.
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
The 1st district covered mostly
Northeast Los Angeles, including
MacArthur Park,
Koreatown,
Mount Washington and
Cypress Park. The incumbent was
Gil Cedillo, who was first elected in 2013 and was seeking a second term.[2] Cedillo nearly won election outright in the primary, but support for community activist and former bike store owner Joe Bray-Ali forced him into a runoff.[3]
Bray-Ali's campaign collapsed after a series of scandals involving him surfaced.[4] In April 2017, it was revealed by
LAist that Bray-Ali had made
racist,
fat shaming, and
transphobic comments
Voat, which prompted councilmember
Mitch O'Farrell and the Los Angeles Times to pull their endorsements.[5] Despite calls on Bray-Ali to drop out, he refused to do so and apologized for the comments.[6][7] Bray-Ali also admitted to having extramarital affairs and failing to pay taxes.[8]
In the runoff election, Cedillo defeated Bray-Ali in a landslide.[9]
The incumbent was
Paul Koretz, who was first elected in 2009 and was seeking a third term. Koretz was re-elected over Jesse Max Creed and
Mark Matthew Herd by a landslide.
The 7th district covered
Northern Los Angeles, including
Sunland-Tujunga,
Lake View Terrace,
Pacoima and
Shadow Hills. The district was the only open seat due to the resignation of
Felipe Fuentes on September 11, 2016 in order to start working as a lobbyist. Former Los Angeles Board of Public Works Commissioner
Monica Rodriguez and City Council staffer Karo Torossian advanced to the runoff.[14] In the runoff election, Rodriguez defeated Torossian by seven points with the help of labor spending.[15] Torossian did not concede the race until ten days later after results showed Rodriguez's margin of victory widening.[16]
The 2017 Los Angeles elections were held on March 7, 2017 in
Los Angeles,
California. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for May 16, 2017. Eight of the fifteen seats in the
City Council were up for election, as well as the offices of
Mayor,
City Attorney and
City Controller. Four ballot measures were also on the ballot.
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
The 1st district covered mostly
Northeast Los Angeles, including
MacArthur Park,
Koreatown,
Mount Washington and
Cypress Park. The incumbent was
Gil Cedillo, who was first elected in 2013 and was seeking a second term.[2] Cedillo nearly won election outright in the primary, but support for community activist and former bike store owner Joe Bray-Ali forced him into a runoff.[3]
Bray-Ali's campaign collapsed after a series of scandals involving him surfaced.[4] In April 2017, it was revealed by
LAist that Bray-Ali had made
racist,
fat shaming, and
transphobic comments
Voat, which prompted councilmember
Mitch O'Farrell and the Los Angeles Times to pull their endorsements.[5] Despite calls on Bray-Ali to drop out, he refused to do so and apologized for the comments.[6][7] Bray-Ali also admitted to having extramarital affairs and failing to pay taxes.[8]
In the runoff election, Cedillo defeated Bray-Ali in a landslide.[9]
The incumbent was
Paul Koretz, who was first elected in 2009 and was seeking a third term. Koretz was re-elected over Jesse Max Creed and
Mark Matthew Herd by a landslide.
The 7th district covered
Northern Los Angeles, including
Sunland-Tujunga,
Lake View Terrace,
Pacoima and
Shadow Hills. The district was the only open seat due to the resignation of
Felipe Fuentes on September 11, 2016 in order to start working as a lobbyist. Former Los Angeles Board of Public Works Commissioner
Monica Rodriguez and City Council staffer Karo Torossian advanced to the runoff.[14] In the runoff election, Rodriguez defeated Torossian by seven points with the help of labor spending.[15] Torossian did not concede the race until ten days later after results showed Rodriguez's margin of victory widening.[16]