Olga Ayala
Olga Ayala was a candidate for District 7 representative on the Los Angeles City Council in California. Ayala was defeated in the primary election on March 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
The city of Los Angeles, California, held primary elections for mayor, eight city council seats, city attorney, and city controller on March 7, 2017. Three community college board of trustees seats were also up for general election on that date.
Most races where no candidate earned a majority (50% plus one) of the primary votes cast advanced to a general election on May 16, 2017. This rule did not apply to the community college board races, which were determined by a plurality winner in the March election.[1]
This election was the second impacted by Charter Amendment 1. Passed in March 2015, the amendment shifted city elections to even-numbered years beginning in 2020. As a result, officials elected in 2017 won special five-and-a-half year terms ending in 2022. The following candidates ran in the primary election for the District 7 seat on the Los Angeles City Council.[2]
| Los Angeles City Council, District 7 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Monica Rodriguez |
27.82% | 6,091 |
| Karo Torossian |
16.46% | 3,603 |
| Monica Ratliff | 14.18% | 3,104 |
| Art Miner | 8.11% | 1,775 |
| Dale Gibson | 6.17% | 1,351 |
| Venessa Martinez | 5.30% | 1,160 |
| Olga Ayala | 4.25% | 931 |
| Fred Flores | 3.90% | 854 |
| Nicole Chase | 2.72% | 596 |
| Carlos Lara | 1.43% | 314 |
| Krystee Clark | 1.32% | 290 |
| Mark Reed | 1.26% | 275 |
| Mike Schaefer | 1.21% | 266 |
| Connie Saunders | 1.18% | 258 |
| Franki Marie Becerra | 1.03% | 226 |
| David Jesse Barron | 1.00% | 218 |
| John Higginson | 0.77% | 169 |
| Terrence Gomes | 0.68% | 149 |
| Jose Castillo | 0.63% | 139 |
| Bonnie Corwin | 0.58% | 127 |
| Total Votes | 21,896 | |
| Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "March 7, 2017, Election Results: Statement of Votes Cast," accessed May 22, 2017 | ||
Campaign finance
2017
Ayala had received $7,937.77 in contributions and had made $7,216.33 in expenditures, leaving the campaign with $721.44 on hand as of reports available from the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission on February 27, 2017.[3]
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Los Angeles Daily News, "A dozen hopefuls step up to the starting line for Los Angeles mayoral race," November 11, 2016
- ↑ City of Los Angeles City Clerk, "2017 Primary Nominating Election Candidates," December 16, 2016
- ↑ Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, "2017 City and LAUSD Elections," accessed February 27, 2017
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