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David Ryu
David Ryu was a member of the Los Angeles City Council in California, representing District 4. Ryu assumed office in 2015. Ryu left office on December 14, 2020.
Ryu ran for re-election to the Los Angeles City Council to represent District 4 in California. Ryu lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in Los Angeles, California (2020)
General election
General election for Los Angeles City Council District 4
Nithya Raman defeated incumbent David Ryu in the general election for Los Angeles City Council District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nithya Raman (Nonpartisan)  | 52.9 | 70,317 |
 | David Ryu (Nonpartisan) | 47.1 | 62,682 | |
| Total votes: 132,999 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles City Council District 4
Incumbent David Ryu and Nithya Raman defeated Sarah Kate Levy and Susan A. Collins in the primary for Los Angeles City Council District 4 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Ryu (Nonpartisan) | 44.4 | 34,298 |
| ✔ | | Nithya Raman (Nonpartisan) | 40.8 | 31,502 |
| Sarah Kate Levy (Nonpartisan) | 14.1 | 10,860 | ||
 | Susan A. Collins (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.7 | 553 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 77,219 | |||
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2015
The city of Los Angeles, California, held elections for city council on May 19, 2015. A primary election took place on March 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was December 3, 2014. Seven of the 15 city council seats were up for election.[1]
In the primary election for District 4, David Ryu and Carolyn Ramsay advanced past Joan Pelico, Teddy Davis, Step Jones, Rostom "Ross" Sarkissian, Mike Schaefer, Wally Knox, Tomas O'Grady, Jay Beeber, Tara Bannister, Sheila Irani, Fred Mariscal and Steve Veres. Ryu defeated Ramsay in the general election.[2][3]
| Los Angeles City Council, District 4, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 David Ryu |
54.8% | 13,161 | |
| Carolyn Ramsay | 45.2% | 10,844 | |
| Total Votes | 24,005 | ||
| Source: City of Los Angeles, "Official general election results," accessed August 17, 2015 | |||
| Los Angeles City Council, District 4, Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Carolyn Ramsay |
15.3% | 3,719 | |
| David Ryu |
14.9% | 3,634 | |
| Tomas O'Grady | 14.1% | 3,427 | |
| Wally Knox | 10.9% | 2,669 | |
| Teddy Davis | 10.8% | 2,631 | |
| Steve Veres | 9.6% | 2,332 | |
| Sheila Irani | 8.2% | 1,990 | |
| Joan Pelico | 5.8% | 1,418 | |
| Jay Beeber | 4.8% | 1,164 | |
| Rostom "Ross" Sarkissian | 2.2% | 530 | |
| Tara Bannister | 1.3% | 309 | |
| Mike Schaefer | 1.1% | 268 | |
| Fred Mariscal | 0.7% | 182 | |
| Step Jones | 0.4% | 105 | |
| Total Votes | 16,080 | ||
| Source: City of Los Angeles, "Official primary election results," accessed May 29, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
David Ryu did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Tom LaBonge |
Los Angeles City Council, District 4 2015–2020 |
Succeeded by Nithya Raman |
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