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John Lee (Los Angeles, California)
John Lee is a member of the Los Angeles City Council in California, representing District 12. He assumed office on August 30, 2019. His current term ends on December 11, 2028.
Lee won re-election to the Los Angeles City Council to represent District 12 in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the general election was canceled.
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Los Angeles, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles City Council District 12
Incumbent John Lee won election outright against Serena Oberstein and Vas Singh in the primary for Los Angeles City Council District 12 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Lee (Nonpartisan) | 62.3 | 33,574 |
 | Serena Oberstein (Nonpartisan)  | 37.7 | 20,314 | |
| Vas Singh (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 53,897 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lee in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in Los Angeles, California (2020)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles City Council District 12
Incumbent John Lee won election outright against Loraine Lundquist in the primary for Los Angeles City Council District 12 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Lee (Nonpartisan) | 50.6 | 33,007 |
 | Loraine Lundquist (Nonpartisan) | 49.4 | 32,206 | |
| Total votes: 65,213 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Los Angeles, California (2019)
General election
Special general election for Los Angeles City Council District 12
John Lee defeated Loraine Lundquist in the special general election for Los Angeles City Council District 12 on August 13, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Lee (Nonpartisan) | 51.5 | 19,426 |
| Loraine Lundquist (Nonpartisan) | 48.5 | 18,259 | |
| Total votes: 37,685 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles City Council District 12
The following candidates ran in the special primary for Los Angeles City Council District 12 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Loraine Lundquist (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 8,635 |
| ✔ | | John Lee (Nonpartisan) | 18.7 | 8,197 |
| Scott Abrams (Nonpartisan) | 12.1 | 5,300 | ||
 | Jay Beeber (Nonpartisan) | 9.5 | 4,169 | |
| Frank Ferry (Nonpartisan) | 8.7 | 3,791 | ||
| Charles Dinse (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 3,149 | ||
| Jeff Daar (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 1,668 | ||
| Stella Maloyan (Nonpartisan) | 3.5 | 1,532 | ||
| Carlos Amador (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 1,411 | ||
 | Brandon Saario (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 1,406 | |
| Jack Kayajian (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 1,233 | ||
| Navraj Singh (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 987 | ||
| Annie Cho (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 864 | ||
| Josh Yeager (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 734 | ||
 | Raji Rab (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 669 | |
| Total votes: 43,745 | |||
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Endorsements
Lee was endorsed by the L.A. Jobs PAC, which is sponsored by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.[1]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Lee did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
John Lee did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Lee did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Los Angeles City Council District 12 |
Officeholder Los Angeles City Council District 12 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Los Angeles City Council District 12 2019-Present |
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