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The 2009 elections for elected officials in Los Angeles took place on March 3, 2009, with run-off elections on May 19, 2009. The mayor, city attorney, city controller and eight out of the fifteen members of the city council were up for election.

Results

Officially all candidates are non-partisan. *Incumbent.

Mayor

Incumbent Antonio Villaraigosa was re-elected.^[1]^[2]

2009 Los Angeles mayoral election

← 2005

March 3, 2009 (2009-03-03)

2013 →

Turnout

17.90%


Candidate	Antonio Villaraigosa	Walter Moore
Party	Democratic	Independent
Popular vote	152,613	71,937
Percentage	55.7%	26.2%

Mayor before election

Antonio Villaraigosa
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Antonio Villaraigosa
Democratic

Los Angeles mayoral general election, March 3, 2009^[3]^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Antonio Villaraigosa (incumbent)	152,613	55.65%	+22.55%
	Independent	Walter Moore^[6]	71,937	26.23%	+23.46%
	Independent	Gordon Turner	17,554	6.40%
	Independent	David "Zuma Dogg" Saltzburg	9,115	3.32%
	Independent	Stevan Torres	9,114	3.31%
	Republican	David R. Hernandez	5,225	1.91%
	Independent	Craig X. Rubin	4,158	1.51%
	Socialism and Liberation	Carlos Alvarez	3,047	1.11%
	Socialist Workers	James Harris	2,461	0.90%
	Republican	Phil Jennerjahn	2,432	0.89%
Total votes			274,233	100.00
Turnout			285,658	17.90%	−10.63%
Registered electors			1,596,165
	Democratic hold		Swing

City attorney

Incumbent Rocky Delgadillo could not stand for re-election due to term limits. Carmen Trutanich was elected after the run-off election on May 19, 2009.^[1]^[7]^[8]^[9]

2009 Los Angeles City Attorney election

← 2005

May 19, 2009 (2009-05-19)

2013 →


Candidate	Carmen Trutanich	Jack Weiss
Party	Nonpartisan	Nonpartisan
Popular vote	131,777	104,622
Percentage	55.7%	44.3%

Los Angeles City Attorney before election

Rocky Delgadillo

Elected Los Angeles City Attorney

Carmen Trutanich

Los Angeles City Attorney general election, May 19, 2009
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Carmen Trutanich	131,777	73.99
	Nonpartisan	Jack Weiss	104,622	26.01
Total votes			236.399	100.00

City controller

Los Angeles city controller general election, March 3, 2009

← 2005

2013 →


Candidate	Wendy Greuel	Kathleen "Suzy" Evans
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	168,680	47,758
Percentage	65.40%	18.52%

City Controller before election

Laura N. Chick
Democratic

City Controller

Wendy Greuel
Democratic

Incumbent Laura N. Chick could not stand for re-election due to term limits.

Los Angeles city controller general election, March 3, 2009^[1]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Wendy Greuel	168,680	65.40%
	Republican	Kathleen "Suzy" Evans	47,758	18.52%
	Independent	Nick Patsaouras	41,464	16.08%
Total votes			257,902	100.00
Turnout			285,658	17.90%	−10.63%
Registered electors			1,596,165
	Democratic hold		Swing

City council

Los Angeles City Council District 1 general election, March 3, 2009

← 2005

2013 →


Candidate	Ed Reyes	Jesus G. "Jesse" Rosas
Party	Democratic	Independent
Popular vote	7,608	2,395
Percentage	76.06%	18.52%

City Council before election

Ed Reyes
Democratic

City Council

Ed Reyes
Democratic

Los Angeles City Council District 3 general election, March 3, 2009

← 2005

2013 →


Candidate	Dennis Zine	Jeff Bornstein
Party	Republican	Independent
Popular vote	17,370	7,027
Percentage	71.20%	28.80%

City Council before election

Dennis Zine
Republican

City Council

Dennis Zine
Republican

Los Angeles City Council District 5 general election, May 19, 2009

← 2005

2013 →


Candidate	Paul Koretz	David "Ty" Vahedi
Party	Democratic	Democratic
Popular vote	18,547	17,825
Percentage	50.99%	49.01%

City Council before election

Jack Weiss
Democratic

City Council

Paul Koretz
Democratic

Los Angeles City Council District 7 general election, March 3, 2009

← 2005

2013 →


Candidate	Richard Alarcón
Party	Democratic
Popular vote	8,450
Percentage	100.00%

City Council before election

Alex Padilla
Democratic

City Council

Richard Alarcón
Democratic

Los Angeles City Council District 9 general election, March 3, 2009

← 2005

2013 →


Candidate	Jan Perry
Party	Democratic
Popular vote	7,158
Percentage	100.00%

City Council before election

Jan Perry
Democratic

City Council

Jan Perry
Democratic

Los Angeles City Council District 11 general election, March 3, 2009

← 2005

2013 →


Candidate	Bill Rosendahl	Harry "Craig" Wilson
Party	Democratic	Independent
Popular vote	20,539	6,822
Percentage	75.07%	24.93%

City Council before election

Cindy Miscikowski
Democratic

City Council

Bill Rosendahl
Democratic

Los Angeles City Council District 13 general election, March 3, 2009

← 2005

2013 →


Candidate	Eric Garcetti	Gary Slossberg
Party	Democratic	Independent
Popular vote	8,605	3,326
Percentage	72.12%	27.88%

City Council before election

Eric Garcetti
Democratic

City Council

Eric Garcetti
Democratic

Los Angeles City Council District 15 general election, March 3, 2009

← 2005

2013 →


Candidate	Janice Hahn	Christopher Salabaj
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	10,869	3,420
Percentage	76.07%	23.93%

City Council before election

Janice Hahn
Democratic

City Council

Janice Hahn
Democratic

District 1

Los Angeles City Council District 1 general election, March 3, 2009^[1]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Reyes*	7,608	76.06%
	Independent	Jesus G. "Jesse" Rosas	2,395	23.94%
Total votes			10,003	100.00
	Democratic hold		Swing

District 3

Los Angeles City Council District 3 general election, March 3, 2009^[1]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Zine*	17,370	71.20%
	Independent	Jeff Bornstein	7,027	28.80%
Total votes			24,397	100.00
	Republican hold		Swing

District 5
Incumbent Jack Weiss was running for the city attorney post.

Los Angeles City Council District 5 primary election, March 3, 2009^[1]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David "Ty" Vahedi	6,945	21.71%
	Democratic	Paul Koretz	6,881	21.51%
	Independent	Adeena N. Bleich	5,065	15.84%
	Independent	Ron Galperin	4,874	15.24%
	Independent	Robyn Ritter Simon	4,458	13.94%
	Independent	Robert Schwartz	3,762	11.76%
Total votes			31,985	100.00

Los Angeles City Council District 5 general election, May 19, 2009^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Koretz	18,547	50.99%
	Democratic	David "Ty" Vahedi	17,825	49.01%
Total votes			36,372	100.00
Registered electors			166,743
	Democratic hold		Swing

District 7

Los Angeles City Council District 7 general election, March 3, 2009^[1]^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Alarcón*	8,450	100.00%
Total votes			8,450	100.00
	Democratic hold		Swing

District 9

Los Angeles City Council District 9 general election, March 3, 2009^[1]^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jan Perry*	7,158	100.00%
Total votes			7,158	100.00
	Democratic hold		Swing

District 11

Los Angeles City Council District 11 general election, March 3, 2009^[1]^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Rosendahl*	20,539	75.07%
	Independent	Harry "Craig" Wilson	6,822	24.93%
Total votes			27,361	100.00
	Democratic hold		Swing

District 13

Los Angeles City Council District 13 general election, March 3, 2009^[1]^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric Garcetti*	8,605	72.12%
	Independent	Gary Slossberg	3,326	27.88%
Total votes			11,931	100.00
	Democratic hold		Swing

District 15

Los Angeles City Council District 15 general election, March 3, 2009^[1]^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janice Hahn*	10,869	76.07%
	Republican	Christopher Salabaj	3,420	23.93%
Total votes			14,289	100.00
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "City of Los Angeles Primary Nominating & Consolidated Elections Official Election Results March 3, 2009" (PDF). Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles. March 3, 2009. p. 2.
^ "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.
^ "City of Los Angeles Primary Nominating & Consolidated Elections Official Election Results March 3, 2009" (PDF). Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles. March 3, 2009. p. 2.
^ "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.
^ Officially all candidates are non-partisan.
^ Although Walter Moore is sometimes erroneously identified as a Republican.
^ "May 2009 Election Results for City Attorney" (PDF). Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles. June 2, 2009.
^ "Los Angeles City Attorney". Our Campaigns.
^ "Los Angeles City Attorney - Runoff". Our Campaigns.
^ "Los Angeles City Controller". Our Campaigns.
^ "Los Angeles City Council - District 1". Our Campaigns.
^ "Los Angeles City Council - District 3". Our Campaigns.
^ "Los Angeles City Council - District 5". Our Campaigns.
^ "May 2009 Election Results for Council District 5" (PDF). Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles. June 2, 2009.
^ "Los Angeles City Council - District 5 - Runoff". Our Campaigns.
^ "Los Angeles City Council - District 7". Our Campaigns.
^ "Los Angeles City Council - District 9". Our Campaigns.
^ "Los Angeles City Council - District 11". Our Campaigns.
^ "Los Angeles City Council - District 13". Our Campaigns.
^ "Los Angeles City Council - District 15". Our Campaigns.

External links

Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles

[clerkmar09-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "City of Los Angeles Primary Nominating & Consolidated Elections Official Election Results March 3, 2009" (PDF). Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles. March 3, 2009. p. 2.

[2] "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

[3] "City of Los Angeles Primary Nominating & Consolidated Elections Official Election Results March 3, 2009" (PDF). Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles. March 3, 2009. p. 2.

[4] "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

[5] Officially all candidates are non-partisan.

[6] Although Walter Moore is sometimes erroneously identified as a Republican.

[7] "May 2009 Election Results for City Attorney" (PDF). Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles. June 2, 2009.

[8] "Los Angeles City Attorney". Our Campaigns.

[9] "Los Angeles City Attorney - Runoff". Our Campaigns.

[10] "Los Angeles City Controller". Our Campaigns.

[11] "Los Angeles City Council - District 1". Our Campaigns.

[12] "Los Angeles City Council - District 3". Our Campaigns.

[13] "Los Angeles City Council - District 5". Our Campaigns.

[14] "May 2009 Election Results for Council District 5" (PDF). Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles. June 2, 2009.

[15] "Los Angeles City Council - District 5 - Runoff". Our Campaigns.

[16] "Los Angeles City Council - District 7". Our Campaigns.

[17] "Los Angeles City Council - District 9". Our Campaigns.

[18] "Los Angeles City Council - District 11". Our Campaigns.

[19] "Los Angeles City Council - District 13". Our Campaigns.

[20] "Los Angeles City Council - District 15". Our Campaigns.

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