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Los Angeles mayoral election, 2013

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May 21, 2013
  
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Los Angeles mayoral election, 2013

The 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on March 5, 2013, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles. No candidate received a majority of the primary votes to be elected outright, and the top two finishers, Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel advanced to a runoff vote. On May 21, 2013 Garcetti was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.

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Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan but candidates receive support and endorsements from their respective parties or affiliated organizations. The Los Angeles County Republican Party endorsed Kevin James, the lone Republican in the field, while the Los Angeles County Democratic Party supported the candidacies of Garcetti, Greuel, Perry and Pleitez without making an endorsement.

Incumbent mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was ineligible to run because of term limits.

Declared

  • Yehuda "YJ" Draiman, businessman and member of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council
  • Eric Garcetti, City Councilman for the 13th district and former City Council President (Voter registration: Democratic)
  • Wendy Greuel, City Controller and former City Councilwoman for the 2nd district (Voter registration: Democratic)
  • Kevin James, talk radio host and attorney (Voter registration: Republican)
  • Addie M. Miller, citywide advocate
  • Jan Perry, City Councilwoman for the 9th district (Voter registration: Democratic)
  • Emanuel Pleitez, chief strategy officer at Spokeo and former Villaraigosa aide (Voter registration: Democratic)
  • Norton Sandler, factory worker (Voter registration: Socialist Workers Party)

    • Withdrew

  • Austin Beutner, current Los Angeles Times publisher, former deputy mayor and former investment banker

    • Declined

  • Rick J. Caruso, mall developer (Voter registration: Republican)
  • Alex Padilla, state Senator for the 20th district (Voter registration: Democratic)
  • Zev Yaroslavsky, County Supervisor for the 3rd district (Voter registration: Democratic)

    • Issues

    Articles in the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Daily News suggested that the fiscal state of Los Angeles will likely play a major role in the election. Also a question is the role that Villaraigosa's popularity will play; in 2009 his support was seen as more of a liability than an asset.

    References

    Los Angeles mayoral election, 2013 Wikipedia
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