City elections in Los Angeles, California (2023)
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| 2023 Los Angeles elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 12, 2022 |
| Primary election: April 4, 2023 General election: June 27, 2023 |
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| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2023 |
The city of Los Angeles, California, held a special primary election for the District 6 seat on the Los Angeles City Council on April 4, 2023. A general election was scheduled for June 27, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was December 12, 2022.[1]
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
Special general election for Los Angeles City Council District 6
Imelda Padilla defeated Marisa Alcaraz in the special general election for Los Angeles City Council District 6 on June 27, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Imelda Padilla (Nonpartisan) | 55.8 | 8,547 |
| Marisa Alcaraz (Nonpartisan) | 44.2 | 6,765 | ||
| Total votes: 15,312 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles City Council District 6
The following candidates ran in the special primary for Los Angeles City Council District 6 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Imelda Padilla (Nonpartisan) | 25.7 | 3,424 |
| ✔ | Marisa Alcaraz (Nonpartisan) | 21.1 | 2,821 | |
 | Marco Santana (Nonpartisan) | 18.9 | 2,524 | |
| Rose Grigoryan (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 1,986 | ||
 | Isaac Kim (Nonpartisan) | 10.9 | 1,455 | |
 | Antoinette Scully (Nonpartisan) | 5.6 | 745 | |
| Douglas Dagoberto Sierra (Nonpartisan) | 2.9 | 393 | ||
| Total votes: 13,348 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ely De La Cruz Ayao (Nonpartisan)
- Lanira Murphy (Nonpartisan)
- Wendy Goodman Thum (Nonpartisan)
- Anthony Lopez (Nonpartisan)
- James Thomas (Nonpartisan)
- Ermias Alemayehu (Nonpartisan)
- Jaime Carlos Gallo (Nonpartisan)
- Victoria Del Rosal (Nonpartisan)
- Richard Serrano (Nonpartisan)
- Oscar Portillo Jr. (Nonpartisan)
- Andrew James Ashborn (Nonpartisan)
- Carmenlina Minasova (Nonpartisan)
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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 2020, its population was 3,898,747.
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.[2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Los Angeles, California | ||
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| Los Angeles | California | |
| Population | 3,898,747 | 39,538,223 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 469 | 155,857 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 48.9% | 56.1% |
| Black/African American | 8.8% | 5.7% |
| Asian | 11.8% | 14.8% |
| Native American | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 14.3% |
| Multiple | 7% | 7.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 48.1% | 39.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 78.3% | 83.9% |
| College graduation rate | 35.6% | 34.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $65,290 | $78,672 |
| Persons below poverty level | 16.9% | 12.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **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. | ||
See also
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