City elections in Los Angeles, California (2022)
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| 2022 Los Angeles elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 9, 2022 |
| Primary election: June 7, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor, city attorney, city controller, and city council |
| Total seats up: 11 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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The city of Los Angeles, California, held general elections for mayor, city attorney, city controller, and city council on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 9, 2022.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2022:
City Attorney
General election
General election for Los Angeles City Attorney
Hydee Feldstein Soto defeated Faisal M. Gill in the general election for Los Angeles City Attorney on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Hydee Feldstein Soto (Nonpartisan) | 55.3 | 442,926 | |
| Faisal M. Gill (Nonpartisan) | 44.7 | 357,519 | ||
| Total votes: 800,445 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles City Attorney
The following candidates ran in the primary for Los Angeles City Attorney on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Faisal M. Gill (Nonpartisan) | 24.2 | 137,554 | |
| ✔ | Hydee Feldstein Soto (Nonpartisan) | 19.9 | 112,978 | |
| Marina Torres (Nonpartisan) | 19.9 | 112,842 | ||
| Richard Kim (Nonpartisan) | 16.5 | 93,660 | ||
| Kevin James (Nonpartisan) | 9.1 | 51,606 | ||
| Sherri Onica Valle Cole (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 30,421 | ||
| Teddy Kapur (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 28,716 | ||
| Total votes: 567,777 | ||||
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Controller
General election
General election for Los Angeles City Controller
Kenneth Mejia defeated Paul Koretz in the general election for Los Angeles City Controller on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kenneth Mejia (Nonpartisan) | 63.3 | 513,288 | |
| Paul Koretz (Nonpartisan) | 36.7 | 297,190 | ||
| Total votes: 810,478 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles City Controller
The following candidates ran in the primary for Los Angeles City Controller on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kenneth Mejia (Nonpartisan) | 43.1 | 240,374 | |
| ✔ | Paul Koretz (Nonpartisan) | 23.7 | 131,921 | |
| Stephanie Clements (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 88,678 | ||
| David T. Vahedi (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 39,240 | ||
| J. Carolan O'Gabhann (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 21,984 | ||
| Reid Lidow (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 21,769 | ||
| Rob Wilcox (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 13,460 | ||
| Total votes: 557,426 | ||||
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City Council
General election
Los Angeles City Council general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 | This general election was canceled. |
| District 3 | This general election was canceled. |
| District 5 |
Sam Yebri  Katy Young Yaroslavsky |
| District 7 | This general election was canceled. |
| District 9 | This general election was canceled. |
| District 11 |
Erin Darling Traci Park |
| District 13 |
Mitch O'Farrell (i) Hugo Soto-Martinez |
| District 15 |
Tim McOsker Danielle Sandoval |
Primary
Los Angeles City Council primary, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Gilbert Cedillo (i)Eunisses Hernandez Elaine Alaniz (Write-in) |
| District 3 |
Bob Blumenfield (i) Scott Silverstein |
| District 5 |
Jimmy Biblarz Scott Epstein Sam Yebri Katy Young Yaroslavsky |
| District 7 |
Monica Rodriguez (i) Elisa Avalos |
| District 9 |
Curren De Mille Price Jr. (i) Dulce Vasquez |
| District 11 |
Erin Darling Greg Good Allison Holdorff Polhill Midsanon Lloyd Jim Murez Mike Newhouse Traci Park Mat Smith |
| District 13 |
Mitch O'Farrell (i) Albert Corado Steve Johnson Kate Pynoos Hugo Soto-Martinez |
| District 15 |
Tim McOsker Bryant Odega Danielle Sandoval Anthony Santich |
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About the city
- See also: Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles is a city in California and the seat of Los Angeles County. As of 2020, its population was 3,898,747.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Los Angeles uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Los Angeles, California | ||
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| Los Angeles | California | |
| Population | 3,898,747 | 39,538,223 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 469 | 155,857 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 48.9% | 56.1% |
| Black/African American | 8.8% | 5.7% |
| Asian | 11.8% | 14.8% |
| Native American | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Two or more | 7% | 7.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 48.1% | 39.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 78.3% | 83.9% |
| College graduation rate | 35.6% | 34.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $65,290 | $78,672 |
| Persons below poverty level | 16.9% | 12.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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