March 8, 2005 (2005-03-08) and May 17, 2005 (2005-05-17) 2009 → 289,116 203,968 | Turnout 33.94% 58.63% 41.37% | |
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The 2005 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on March 8, 2005, with a run-off election on May 17, 2005. In a rematch of the 2001 election, Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa defeated the sitting mayor, James Hahn, becoming the city's first Hispanic mayor since the 19th century.
Results
Although Villaraigosa garnered the plurality of votes in the general election, his lack of an outright majority forced a special election between him and the incumbent Hahn. With less than 34% of registered voters participating, Villaraigosa won the runoff handily.
References
Los Angeles mayoral election, 2005 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA