2024 Los Angeles elections
March 5, 2024
November 5, 2024
7 out of 15 seats in the City Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Democratic Independent
Current seats 14 1

The 2024 Los Angeles elections will be held on March 5, 2024. Voters will elect candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for November 5. Seven of the fifteen seats in the City Council will be up for election.

Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.

City council

District 2

The incumbent is council president Paul Krekorian, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to office.

Candidates

Qualified
Declared
  • Cameron Lancour[4]
  • Star Irvine[4]
Withdrew
  • Willie Fort [4]
Endorsements
Adrin Nazarian
Mayors
Organizations
Manuel Gonez
State senators
State assemblymembers
Local politicians
Individuals

District 4

The incumbent is Nithya Raman, who was elected with 52.9% of the vote in 2020. Raman is eligible to seek re-election to a second term in office.

Candidates

Declared
Endorsements
Ethan Weaver
State assemblymembers
Local officials
Nithya Raman
Mayors
Local politicians
Individuals
Organizations

District 6

The incumbent is Imelda Padilla, who was elected in 2023 after the resignation of Nury Martinez after the 2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal,. Padilla is running for re-election to a full term in office.

Declared

  • Imelda Padilla, incumbent councilor[1]
  • Ely De La Cruz Ayao, real estate broker[1]
  • Carmenlina Minasova, respiratory care practitioner[1]
Endorsements
Imelda Padilla
Newspapers

Candidates

Declared

District 10

The incumbent is Heather Hutt, who was appointed to the seat in 2022 after the suspension of Mark Ridley-Thomas. Hutt is running for election to a full term in office.

Candidates

Declared

Declined

District 12

The incumbent is John Lee, who was re-elected with 50.6% of the vote in 2020. Lee is running for re-election to a third term in office.

Candidates

Declared
  • Michael Benedetto, former president of the Granada Hills South neighborhood council[2]
  • John Lee, incumbent councilor[7]
  • Serena Oberstein, nonprofit leader[1]
Declined
  • Loraine Lundquist, educator and scientist

District 14

The incumbent is Kevin de León, who was elected with 52.6% of the vote in 2020. de León is running for re-election to a second term in office.

Candidates

Declared
Endorsements
Wendy Carrillo
State assemblymembers
Ysabel Jurado
Local politicians
Organizations
Miguel Santiago
State assemblymembers
Eduardo "Lalo" Vargas
Political parties
Organizations
  • United Automobile Workers Region 6 [22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Tat, Linh (December 13, 2023). "Election 2024: Who's running for the powerful Los Angeles City Council?". Los Angeles Daily News.
  2. 1 2 3 "Election Day 2024 Is Just One Year Away".
  3. ↑ "Nazarian steps out of Assembly race, announces 2024 LA City Council run".
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "2024 City and LAUSD Elections". Los Angeles City Ethics Commission.
  5. 1 2 "Mayor Karen Bass Endorses Adrin Nazarian's Bid for L.A. City Council". Asbarez. November 13, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Mason, Melanie (November 3, 2023). "LA legislator and City Council candidate arrested on DUI charge early Friday". Politico.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "L.A. on the Record: Will Krekorian take the plunge?".
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Who's Pulling in Big Bucks for Upcoming L.A. City Council Races?". Los Angeles. October 24, 2023.
  9. ↑ "DSA-LA's 2024 Candidate Endorsements!". Democratic Socialists of America.
  10. ↑ "Abundant Housing LA Endorsements". Abundant Housing LA.
  11. ↑ "Endorsement: Imelda Padilla for Los Angeles City Council District 6". Los Angeles Times. January 4, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Endorsement: Imelda Padilla for Los Angeles Council District 6". Los Angeles Daily News. June 18, 2023.
  13. ↑ "They know the way from Sacramento to L.A."
  14. 1 2 3 4 "When it comes to L.A.'s police chief, some council members are keeping quiet".
  15. 1 2 Zahniser, David (April 8, 2023). "L.A. on the Record: With Ridley-Thomas out, what should happen to his district?". Los Angeles Times.
  16. ↑ "Los Angeles Ethics Commission".
  17. ↑ "Column: Wendy Carrillo explains why she's running against her former ally, Kevin de León".
  18. ↑ Carpenter, Susan (September 20, 2023). "Kevin de León announces LA City Council reelection bid". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Assemblyman Miguel Santiago Announces Challenge to Councilman Kevin De León". KNBC. April 7, 2023.
  20. ↑ Jurado, Ysabel [@YsabelJuradoLA] (September 20, 2023). "Honored to have earned @dsa_losangeles's endorsement. Together, we're going to disrupt the status quo that has left too many of us behind, and usher in a new era for CD-14: one that centers the needs of working Angelenos and prioritizes people over profit. ✊🏽 Let's go! ♥️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. 1 2 Woo, Daniel (May 25, 2023). "Socialist Lalo Vargas announces campaign for CD 14 in Los Angeles". Liberation News.
  22. ↑ Vargas, Lalo [@laloforcd14] (January 1, 2024). "We are thrilled to announce that @uawregion6 has officially endorsed socialist candidate Eduardo "Lalo" Vargas for City Council. @uawregion6 represents over 100,000 workers who are employed in auto plants, non-profits, and academic institutions like the UC and CSU systems" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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