2001 Los Angeles mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 2001 Los Angeles mayoral election Los Angeles presidential no 1997 Los Angeles mayoral election 1997 2005 Los Angeles mayoral election 2005 2001 04 10 (primary)2001 06 05 (runoff) 37.67% First round Runoff James Hahn, 2003 (3x4) crop.jpg c0c0c0 James Hahn 125,13925.05% 304,79153.53% Speaker Villaraigosa (cropped).jpg c0c0c0 Antonio Villaraigosa 152,03130.43% 264,61146.47% SteveSoboroff (cropped).jpg c0c0c0 Steve Soboroff 106,18921.25% Eliminated Joel Wachs, 2000.jpg c0c0c0 Joel Wachs 55,01611.01% Eliminated Xavier Beccarra, 2004 (cropped).jpg c0c0c0 Xavier Becerra 29,8515.97% Eliminated Mayor Richard Riordan James Hahn The 2001 Los Angeles mayoral election was for a four-year term as mayor of Los Angeles, California. It took place on April 10, 2001, with a runoff on June 5, 2001. Incumbent mayor Richard Riordan was prevented from running for a third term because of term limits. In the election to replace him, then-City Attorney James Hahn defeated Antonio Villaraigosa, the former speaker of the California State Assembly. Municipal elections in California, including for mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.https://my.lwv.org/sites/default/files/leagues/los-angeles/structureofacity.pdf LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT League of Women Voters Candidates Martin Luther King Aubrey Sr. Xavier Becerra, U.S. representative Rob Black, pornographer Kathleen Connell, California state controller Francis Dellavecchia "Melrose" Larry Green James Hahn, Los Angeles city attorney since 1985 Wendy Lyons Addie Mae Miller Steve Mozena Joe Shea, reporter and Hollywood secession activist Steve Soboroff, real estate developer Bob Tur, broadcast reporter and founder of Los Angeles News Service Antonio Villaraigosa, former speaker of the California State Assembly Joel Wachs, member of the Los Angeles City Council from Studio City and candidate for mayor in 1973 and 1993 Declined Richard Riordan, incumbent mayor since 1993 (endorsed Hahn, then Villaraigosa) Campaign The primary election for mayor was held on April 10, 2001. Villaraigosa finished first, with 30 percent of the vote. Hahn was second with 25 percent of the vote. In Los Angeles city elections the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff if no contender reaches 50 percent in the primary. Riordan had endorsed his senior advisor, Parks Commissioner and businessman Steve Soboroff, to replace him. Soboroff, the only prominent Republican in the race, finished third with 21 percent of the vote. Also competing in the primary election were longtime Los Angeles City Council member Joel Wachs, United States Representative Xavier Becerra, and California State Controller Kathleen Connell. Along with Hahn, they were all prominent Democrats. They finished with 11, 6 and 5 percent of the vote, respectively. The Los Angeles Times made a dual endorsement of Hahn and Villaraigosa in the primary election, while the city's other daily newspapers, The Los Angeles Daily News and The Daily Breeze endorsed Soboroff. Becerra's mayoral campaign ran a tape of someone impersonating Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina disparaging Villaraigosa's voting record in the state assembly.Krikorian Nicholas Riccardi Greg 2001-05-23 D.A. Traces Bogus Calls to Firm Tied to Becerra Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-23-me-1485-story.html The tape was run by campaign staffer Lloyd Monserratt and, though no laws had been broken, this action tarnished the reputations of all involved.Haefele Mark 2001-05-30 The New Alignment LA Weekly http://www.laweekly.com/news/the-new-alignment-2133429Zahniser David 2006-03-08 Pocket of Trouble LA Weekly http://www.laweekly.com/news/pocket-of-trouble-2142354 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180108211342/http://www.laweekly.com/news/pocket-of-trouble-2142354 2018-01-08 Results Los Angeles mayoral primary election, April 10, 2001City of Los Angeles Primary Municipal Elections Official Election Results April 10, 2001 http://ens.lacity.org/clk/elections/ND4567.pdf Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles 2 April 20, 2001 Antonio Villaraigosa 152,031 30.43 James Hahn 125,139 25.05 Steve Soboroff 106,189 21.25 Joel Wachs 55,016 11.01 Xavier Becerra 29,851 5.97 Kathleen Connell 24,062 4.82 Francis Dellavecchia 1,769 0.35 Martin Luther King Aubrey, Sr. 965 0.19 Melrose Larry Green 860 0.17 Wendy Lyons 813 0.16 Rob Black 789 0.16 Bob Tur 656 0.13 Joe Shea 645 0.13 Addie Mae Miller 540 0.11 Steve Mozena 316 0.06 499,641 100.00 General election Riordan switched his endorsement to Villaraigosa in the general election. Despite the popular Republican mayor's endorsement, as well as the endorsement of the Times, Villaraigosa was unable to capture a majority. Hahn won the general election on June 5, 2001 with 53.53 percent of the vote, to Villaraigosa's 46.47 percent. Soboroff, Becerra and Connell remained neutral in the general election. Wachs endorsed Villaraigosa. Los Angeles mayoral general election, June 5, 2001City of Los Angeles General Municipal & Consolidated Elections Official Election Results June 5, 2001 http://ens.lacity.org/clk/elections/ND4572.pdf Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles 2 June 16, 2001 James Hahn 304,791 53.53 Antonio Villaraigosa 264,611 46.47 569,402 100.00 Further information Hahn was sworn in as Los Angeles' 40th mayor in the summer of 2001. He faced Villaraigosa in a rematch in the 2005 mayoral election. In that race, Villaraigosa defeated Hahn to become the 41st mayor of Los Angeles. Soboroff would go on to become a senior fellow at UCLA and the head of the Playa Vista development on Los Angeles' Westside, while Wachs became president of the Andy Warhol Foundation in New York City, and Connell was termed out of her post as state controller. Becerra remained a member of Congress until his appointment to succeed Senator Kamala Harris as attorney general of California in 2017. References and footnotes External links Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles https://web.archive.org/web/20110619161306/http://cityclerk.lacity.org/election/ June 19, 2011 Mayoral election, 2001 Category:2001 California local elections 2001 Category:2001 United States mayoral elections Category:April 2001 in the United States Category:June 2001 in the United States