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City elections in Los Angeles, California (2019)

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2019 Los Angeles elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: March 4, 2019
Primary election: June 4, 2019
General election: August 13, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: City Council District 12
Total seats up: 1
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2019

The city of Los Angeles, California, held a special primary election to fill the vacant District 12 seat of the city council on June 4, 2019. A general election was scheduled for August 13, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was March 4, 2019.[1][2]

The vacancy occurred when Mitchell Englander stepped down on December 31, 2018, to work for a sports and entertainment firm.[3]

Elections

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Candidates and results

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Endorsements

John Lee was endorsed by the L.A. Jobs PAC, which is sponsored by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.[4]

Loraine Lundquist was endorsed by The Los Angeles Times, KNOCK.LA, LA Podcast, and the Green Party of Los Angeles County. She was also endorsed other organizations and elected officials.[5] Click here to see a list of her endorsements.

Brandon Saario was endorsed by the Los Angeles Daily News and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.[6]

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About the city

See also: Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is a city in California and the seat of Los Angeles County.As of 2010, its population was 3,792,621.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Los Angeles uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[7]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles California
Population 3,792,621 37,253,956
Land area (sq mi) 469 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 52.1% 59.7%
Black/African American 8.9% 5.8%
Asian 11.6% 14.5%
Native American 0.7% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.4%
Other (single race) 22.8% 14%
Multiple 3.8% 4.9%
Hispanic/Latino 48.5% 39%
Education
High school graduation rate 77.5% 83.3%
College graduation rate 34.4% 33.9%
Income
Median household income $62,142 $75,235
Persons below poverty level 18% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in California. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won California with 61.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 31.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, California voted Republican 53.33 percent of the time and Democratic 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, California voted Democratic all five times. In 2016, California had 55 electoral votes, which was the most of any state. The 55 electoral votes were 10.2 percent of all 538 available electoral votes and were 20.4 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in California. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[8][9]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 58 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 38.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 66 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 40.3 points. Clinton won 11 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 22 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 12.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 14 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 13 points.


See also

Los Angeles, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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