2013 Los Angeles mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election Los Angeles presidential no 2009 Los Angeles mayoral election 2009 2017 Los Angeles mayoral election 2017 March 5 and May 21, 2013 23.0% First round Runoff File:Eric Garcetti in Suit and Tie (1).jpg c0c0c0 Eric Garcetti 121,93032.27% 222,30054.23% File:Wendygreuel2012.jpg c0c0c0 Wendy Greuel 106,74828.25% 187,60945.77% File:Kevin James, 2013.jpg c0c0c0 Kevin James 60,16415.92% Eliminated LOS ANGELES CHAMBER (14970305895) (cropped).jpg c0c0c0 Jan Perry 58,47215.47% Eliminated Los Angeles Mayoral election, 2013.svg 235px Results by city council districtGarcetti: #87aade 50–60% #5f8dd3 60–70%Greuel: #87de87 50–60% #5fd35f 60–70% Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Eric Garcetti Greater Los Angeles An 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. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, but candidates receive support and endorsements from their respective parties or affiliated organizations. Incumbent mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was ineligible to run for re-election because of term limits. Nonpartisan primary Candidates Advanced to runoff Eric Garcetti, city councilman from the 13th district and former city council presidenthttp://www.kcet.org/updaily/1st_and_spring/elections/eric-garcetti-now-running-for-mayor-of-los-angeles.html Eric Garcetti Now Running for Mayor of Los Angeles September 8, 2011 August 26, 2012 KCET Zach Behrens https://web.archive.org/web/20111111110937/http://www.kcet.org/updaily/1st_and_spring/elections/eric-garcetti-now-running-for-mayor-of-los-angeles.html November 11, 2011 dead mdy-all (voter registration: Democratic) Wendy Greuel, city controller and former city councilwoman for the 2nd districthttp://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2011/03/wendy_greuel_mayor.php L.A. Controller Wendy Greuel Says She Wants To Be Your Next Mayor March 1, 2011 August 26, 2012 LA Weekly Patrick Range McDonald (voter registration: Democratic) Eliminated in primary Yehuda "YJ" Draiman, businessman, member of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council, and father of David Draimanhttp://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2011/04/yj_draiman_mayor_los_angeles_2.php YJ Draiman, Dad to Disturbed's Lead Singer: Top 5 Reasons Unknown Underdog 2013 L.A. Mayoral Candidate Is Freaking Interesting April 6, 2011 August 26, 2012 LA Weekly Mars Melnicoffhttps://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_22507208/jay-draiman-norton-sandler-and-addie-miller-are Jay Draiman, Norton Sandler and Addie Miller are also running for L.A. mayor February 2, 2013 February 18, 2013 Los Angeles Daily News Rick Orlov Kevin James, talk radio host and attorneyhttp://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/03/talk-radio-host-kevin-james-announces-run-for-mayor.html Talk radio host Kevin James to announce run for mayor March 15, 2011 August 26, 2012 Los Angeles Times David Zahniser (voter registration: Republican) Addie M. Miller, citywide advocate Jan Perry, city councilmember from the 9th districthttp://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/03/la-councilwoman-jan-perry-jumps-into-the-2013-mayors-race.html L.A. Councilwoman Jan Perry jumps into the 2013 mayor's race March 16, 2011 August 26, 2012 Los Angeles Times Maeve Reston (voter registration: Democratic) (endorsed Garcetti) Emanuel Pleitez, chief strategy officer at Spokeo and former Villaraigosa aidehttp://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/07/onetime-villaraigosa-aide-now-running-for-mayor-in-2013.html Former Villaraigosa aide Emanuel Pleitez, 29, to run for mayor July 6, 2012 August 26, 2012 Los Angeles Times David Zahniser (voter registration: Democratic) Norton Sandler, factory worker (voter registration: Socialist Workers Party) Withdrawn Austin Beutner, Los Angeles Times publisher and former deputy mayorhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2012-may-09-la-me-0509-beutner-out-20120509-story.html Beutner quits mayor's race May 9, 2012 August 26, 2012 Los Angeles Times Kate Linthicum Declined Rick J. Caruso, mall developerhttp://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/10/rick-caruso-mayor.html L.A. billionaire Rick Caruso says he won't run for mayor October 11, 2012 October 22, 2012 Los Angeles Times Kate Linthicum (voter registration: Republican) Alex Padilla, state senator for the 20th districthttp://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/07/state-sen-padilla-says-he-wont-run-for-la-mayor.html State Sen. Padilla says he won't run for L.A. mayor July 12, 2011 August 26, 2012 Los Angeles Times David Zahniser (voter registration: Democratic) Zev Yaroslavsky, county supervisor for the 3rd districthttp://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/08/zev-yaroslavsky-will-not-run-mayor-los-angeles.html Zev Yaroslavsky says he will not run for L.A. mayor August 23, 2012 August 26, 2012 Los Angeles Times David Zahniser (voter registration: Democratic) Campaign Both the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Daily News suggested that the fiscal state of Los Angeles would likely play a major role in the election.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/11/la-faces-1-billion-deficit-by-2013-budget-chief-calls-for-pension-reforms.html L.A. faces $1-billion deficit by 2013; budget chief calls for pension reforms November 25, 2009 August 26, 2012 Los Angeles Times Phil Willon Also a question was the role that Villaraigosa's popularity would play; in 2009 his support was seen as more of a liability than an asset.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-may-21-me-city21-story.html Trutanich defeats Weiss in L.A. city attorney's race May 21, 2009 August 26, 2012 Los Angeles Times David Zahniser Maeve Reston Endorsements Eric Garcetti Newspapers Los Angeles TimesGarcetti endorsement: Readers' measured responses https://www.latimes.com/opinion/la-xpm-2013-feb-18-la-ol-garcetti-mayor-endorsement-mailbag-20130218-story.html Los Angeles Times 18 February 2013 Polling Graphical summary Opinion polling for the first round of the 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election.chart Opinion polling for the first round of the 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election.tab 700px Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error YehudaDraiman EricGarcetti WendyGreuel KevinJames AddieMiller JanPerry EmanuelPleitez NortonSandler Other UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA February 28–March 3, 2013 541 ± 4.3% 1% 26% 28% 15% 1% 12% 9% 1% — 7%USC/LA TimesUSC/LA Times February 24–27, 2013 500 ± 4% — 27% 25% 15% — 14% 5% — 1% 14%SurveyUSASurveyUSA February 14–17, 2013 509 ± 4.4% 1% 26% 23% 14% 3% 12% 6% 2% — 13%SurveyUSASurveyUSA January 28–30, 2013 429 ± 4.8% 3% 24% 20% 12% 3% 15% 7% 2% — 15%SurveyUSASurveyUSA January 12–15, 2013 544 ± 4.3% 2% 26% 18% 12% 3% 12% 4% 2% — 20% Results Mayoral election results, March 5, 2013http://graphics.latimes.com/la-primary-results-march-2012/ Los Angeles primary results, March 5, 2013 2013-03-06 2013-03-06Election Results Eric Garcetti 121,930 33.1% Wendy Greuel 106,748 29.0% Kevin James 60,164 16.3% Jan Perry 58,472 15.9% Emanuel Pleitez 15,263 4.1% Norton Sandler 2,002 0.5% Addie Miller 1,810 0.5% YJ Draiman 1,543 0.4% 377,881 100% Runoff Endorsements Eric Garcetti State legislators Paul Koretz, former state assemblyman from the 42nd district (2000–2006) and city councilman from the 5th district (2009–2022) Local officials Joe Buscaino, city councilman from the 15th district (2012–2022) Paul Krekorian, city councilman from the 2nd district (2010–2024) Jan Perry, city councilmember from the 9th district (2001–2013) Newspapers TechCrunchFerenstein Gregory Why CrunchGov Is Endorsing Eric Garcetti For Mayor Of LA https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/16/why-crunchgov-is-endorsing-eric-garcetti-for-mayor-of-la/ TechCrunch 16 May 2013 Wendy Greuel Executive branch officials Bill Clinton, former president of the United States (1993–2001) Local officials Mark Ridley-Thomas, former city councilmember from the 8th district (1991–2002) and member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 2nd district (2008–2020) Richard Riordan, former mayor of Los Angeles (1993–2001) Individuals Magic Johnson, former Los Angeles Lakers basketballerLloyd Jonathan Magic Johnson Endorses Wendy Greuel in LA Mayor Race https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/magic-johnson-wendy-greuel-eric-garcetti-jan-perry-los-angeles-mayor-lakers/2058720/ NBC Los Angeles 28 March 2013 Labor unions Los Angeles County Federation of LaborBill Clinton endorses Wendy Greuel for LA mayor https://abc30.com/archive/9040795/ ABC30 Fresno en Polling Graphical summary Opinion polling for the runoff 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election.chart Opinion polling for the runoff 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election.tab 700px Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error EricGarcetti WendyGreuel UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA May 15–18, 2013 573 ± 4.2% 49% 44% 7%USC Price/Los Angeles TimesUSC Price/Los Angeles Times May 14–16, 2013 500 ± 4.4% 48% 41% 11%SurveyUSASurveyUSA May 5–8, 2013 556 ± 4.2% 46% 46% 8%Brown/Cal StateBrown/Cal State April 29–May 7, 2013 674 ± 4% 45% 46% 9%Working CaliforniansWorking Californians April 25–28, 2013 705 ± 3.7% 39% 38% 23%SurveyUSASurveyUSA April 22–25, 2013 486 ± 4.5% 42% 45% 13%USC Price/Los Angeles TimesUSC Price/Los Angeles Times April 15–17, 2013 500 ± 4.4% 50.3% 40% 10%SurveyUSASurveyUSA April 8–10, 2013 478 ± 4.6% 49% 40% 11%SurveyUSASurveyUSA March 23–26, 2013 523 ± 4.4% 47% 40% 13% Results Mayoral runoff results, May 21, 2013Los Angeles Mayoral Election Results May 22, 2013 https://cityclerk.lacity.org/election/archives/archives2013/general/stvctotl.txt 14 June 2014 Eric Garcetti 222,300 54.23% N/A Wendy Greuel 187,609 45.77% N/A 409,909 100% N/A References Jason Kandel: 8 Vie for Los Angeles Mayor in Upcoming City Primary External links Official campaign websites YJ Draiman Eric Garcetti https://web.archive.org/web/20201122185820/https://www.ericgarcetti.com/ 2020-11-22 Wendy Greuel Kevin James Addie Miller Jan Perry Emanuel Pleitez Mayoral election, 2013 Category:2013 California elections Category:Eric Garcetti 2013 Los Angeles