Jim McDonnell

Jim McDonnell was the Los Angeles County Sheriff in California. He assumed office in 2014. He left office in 2018.

McDonnell ran for re-election for Los Angeles County Sheriff in California. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2018)

Alex Villanueva defeated incumbent Jim McDonnell in the general election for Los Angeles County Sheriff on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Alex Villanueva (Nonpartisan)	52.9	1,310,780
	Jim McDonnell (Nonpartisan)	47.1	1,169,184

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,479,964
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Incumbent Jim McDonnell and Alex Villanueva defeated Robert Lindsey in the primary for Los Angeles County Sheriff on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim McDonnell (Nonpartisan)	47.6	579,213
✔		Alex Villanueva (Nonpartisan)	33.5	407,679
	Submit photo	Robert Lindsey (Nonpartisan)	18.9	230,615

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,217,507
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