2009 Los Angeles mayoral election

Los Angeles mayoral election, 2009

March 3, 2009 (2009-03-03)
Turnout	17.90%
Candidate Antonio Villaraigosa Walter Moore Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 152,613 71,937 Percentage 55.65% 26.23%
Mayor before election Antonio Villaraigosa Democratic Elected Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Democratic

The 2009 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on March 3, 2009. Incumbent mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa was re-elected overwhelming and faced no serious opponent. Since Los Angeles holds nonpartisan elections, there was no Democratic or Republican primary. Villaraigosa would have faced a run-off against second place-finisher Walter Moore had he failed to win a majority of the vote.

Villaraigosa won the election despite having generally unfavorable approval ratings. He was credited with winning because more well-known and better-funded candidates, such as developer Rick Caruso, declined to run.

Results

Los Angeles mayoral general election, March 3, 2009

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Antonio Villaraigosa	152,613	55.65%	+22.55%
	Independent	Walter Moore	71,937	26.23%	+23.46%
	Independent	Gordon Turner	17,554	6.40%
	Independent	David "Zuma Dogg" Saltzburg	9,115	3.32%
	Independent	Stevan Torres	9,114	3.31%
	Republican	David R. Hernandez	5,225	1.91%
	Independent	Craig X. Rubin	4,158	1.51%
	Party for Socialism and Liberation	Carlos Alvarez	3,047	1.11%
	Socialist Workers	James Harris	2,461	0.90%
	Republican	Phil Jennerjahn	2,432	0.89%
Total votes			274,233	100.00
Turnout			285,658	17.90%	-10.63%
Registered electors			1,596,165
	Democratic hold		Swing

External links

• Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles