Los Angeles mayoral election, 2005

Los Angeles mayoral election, 2005

March 8, 2005 and May 17, 2005

Turnout 33.94%   Candidate Antonio Villaraigosa James Hahn Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 289,116 203,968 Percentage 58.63% 41.37%

Mayor before election James Hahn Democratic Elected Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Democratic

The 2005 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on March 8, 2005, with a run-off election on May 17, 2005. In a rematch of the 2001 election, Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa defeated the sitting mayor, James Hahn, becoming the city's first Hispanic mayor since the 19th century.^[1]

Results

Although Villaraigosa garnered the plurality of votes in the general election, his lack of an outright majority forced a special election between him and the incumbent Hahn. With less than 34% of registered voters participating, Villaraigosa won the runoff handily.

Primary election

Los Angeles mayoral primary election, March 8, 2005[2][3][4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Antonio Villaraigosa	136,242	33.10%	+2.67%
	Democratic	James Hahn	97,049	23.58%	-1.47%
	Democratic	Robert Hertzberg	90,495	21.99%
	Democratic	Bernard C. Parks	55,808	13.56%
	Democratic	Richard Alarcon	14,815	3.60%
	Republican	Walter Moore	11,409	2.77%
	Peace and Freedom	Wendy Lyons	1,963	0.48%
	Independent	Addie M. Miller	1,287	0.31%
	Reform	Martin Luther King Aubrey, Sr.	868	0.21%
	Republican	Bill Wyatt	762	0.19%
	Socialist Workers	Bruce Harry Darian	512	0.12%
	American Independent	Ted Crisell	394	0.10%
Total votes			411,604	100.00
Turnout			420,570	28.53%	-5.00%
Registered electors			1,474,186

General election

Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 17, 2005[4][5][6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Antonio Villaraigosa	289,116	58.63%	+12.16%
	Democratic	James Hahn	203,968	41.37%	-12.16%
Total votes			493,084	100.00
Turnout			498,729	33.94%	-3.73%
Registered electors			1,469,296
	Democratic hold		Swing

References and footnotes

1. Zahniser, David (18 May 2005). "Villaraigosa cruises to victory". U-T San Diego. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
2. "City of Los Angeles Primary Nominating & Consolidated Elections Official Election Results March 8, 2005" (PDF). Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles. March 26, 2005. p. 2.
3. "Los Angeles Mayor - Primary". Our Campaigns.
4. Officially all candidates are non-partisan.
5. "City of Los Angeles General Municipal & Consolidated Elections Official Election Results May 17, 2005" (PDF). Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles. May 31, 2005.
6. "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.

External links

• Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles