Los Angeles mayoral election, 2005

Los Angeles mayoral election, 2005

2001 ← March 8, 2005 → 2009

Candidate Antonio Villaraigosa James Hahn Popular vote 124,561 89,189 Percentage 33% 23%

Mayor before election James Hahn Elected Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

The 2005 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on March 8, 2005, with a runoff election on May 17. Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa defeated the sitting mayor, James Hahn, becoming the city’s first Hispanic mayor since the 19th century. The 2009 election was held on March 3, 2009 and resulted in Villaraigosa being reelected to a second term.

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.

General election

• Antonio Villaraigosa (Democratic Party): 124,561 votes | 33%
• James Hahn (Democratic Party): 89,189 | 23%
• Bob Hertzberg (Democratic Party): 83,420 | 22%
• Bernard C. Parks (Democratic Party): 50,341 | 13%
• Richard Alarcon (Democratic Party): 13,515 | 3.6%
• Walter Moore (Republican Party): 11,409 | 2.8%
• Wendy Lyons (Peace and Freedom Party): 1,788 | 0.47
• Addie M. Miller (independent): 1,190 | 0.32%
• Bill Wyatt (Republican Party): 770 | 0.20%
• Ted Crisell (American Independent Party): 690 | 0.18%
• Martin Luther King Aubrey, Sr. (Reform Party): 471 | 0.13%
• Bruce Harry Darian (Socialist Workers Party): 355 | 0.09%

Runoff election

• Antonio Villaraigosa: 289,116 votes | 59%
• James Hahn: 203,968 | 41%

External links

• City Clerk's Office Election Night Results