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The 2026 Los Angeles elections will be held on June 2, 2026. Voters will elect candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with potential runoff elections scheduled for November 3, 2026.[1] Eight of the fifteen seats on the City Council are up for election, as are three of the seven seats in the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education. The Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass is running for reelection.[2] Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto and Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia are also eligible to seek reelection, but have yet to indicate if they will do so.
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
Mayor
[edit]City attorney
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Marissa Roy, Deputy California Attorney General[3]
Potential
[edit]- Hydee Feldstein Soto, incumbent Los Angeles City Attorney
City controller
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Potential
[edit]- Kenneth Mejia, incumbent Los Angeles City Controller[4]
City council
[edit]District 1
[edit]The 1st district encompasses neighborhoods in Northeast Los Angeles and Downtown Los Angeles, including the areas of Glassell Park, Highland Park, Chinatown, Mount Washington, Echo Park, Elysian Park, Westlake, Pico-Union, Koreatown, Angelino Heights, Lincoln Heights, and MacArthur Park. The incumbent is Eunisses Hernandez, who was first elected in 2022 after defeating Gil Cedillo. She is running for re-election.[5]
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Raul Claros, founder of the CD1 Coalition and former city commissioner[5]
- Eunisses Hernandez, incumbent councilmember[5]
District 3
[edit]The 3rd district is located in the western San Fernando Valley, bordering Ventura County and including the neighborhoods of Woodland Hills, Tarzana, Reseda, Winnetka and Canoga Park. The incumbent councilor is Bob Blumenfield, who was first elected in 2013. Blumenfield is term-limited cannot seek re-election to office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]District 5
[edit]The 5th district is located on the Westside region of Los Angeles and includes the neighborhoods of the Fairfax District, Pico-Robertson, Westwood, Beverly Grove and Miracle Mile. The incumbent is Katy Yaroslavsky, who was first elected in 2022 after defeating Sam Yebri.
Candidates
[edit]Potential
[edit]- Katy Yaroslavsky, incumbent councilmember
District 7
[edit]The 7th district is located in the northern San Fernando Valley and includes the neighborhoods of Sylmar, Lake View Terrace, Sunland-Tujunga, Pacoima, Arleta and Mission Hills. The incumbent is Monica Rodriguez, who was first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2022.
Candidates
[edit]Potential
[edit]- Monica Rodriguez, incumbent councilmember
District 9
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Estuardo Mazariegos, community organizer[8]
District 11
[edit]The 11th City Council District is located on the westside and includes the following neighborhoods: Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Sawtelle, Venice, Playa Del Rey, Playa Vista, Westchester and the Los Angeles International Airport.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Faizah Malik, civil rights attorney[9]
Potential
[edit]- Traci Park, incumbent councilmember
District 13
[edit]The 13th City Council District, located northwest of Downtown Los Angeles, includes the following neighborhoods: Hollywood, Silver Lake, Echo Park and Atwater Village.
Candidates
[edit]Potential
[edit]- Hugo Soto-Martinez, incumbent councilmember
District 15
[edit]The 15th City Council District, located on the southern portion of the city, includes the following neighborhoods: Watts, Harbor Gateway, Harbor City, Wilmington, San Pedro and the Port of Los Angeles.
Candidates
[edit]Potential
[edit]- Tim McOsker, incumbent councilmember
LAUSD Board of Education
[edit]District 2
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Potential
[edit]- Rocio Rivas, incumbent board member
District 4
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Potential
[edit]- Nick Melvoin, incumbent board member
District 6
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Potential
[edit]- Kelly Gonez, incumbent board member
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dates and Deadlines". Close the Gap California. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Zahniser, David (July 1, 2024). "L.A. Mayor Karen Bass launches her reelection bid, saying, 'We cannot afford to stop our momentum'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ Chou, Elizabeth (March 13, 2025). "Marissa Roy launches challenge to City Attorney Hydee Feldstein-Soto". Los Angeles Public Press. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ Wick, Julia (January 13, 2025). "With her city in flames, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' political future hangs in the balance". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
- ^ a b c "LA Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez launches re-election bid — and she already has a challenger". Los Angeles Daily News. May 12, 2025.
- ^ "Tim Gaspar Announces Candidacy for City Council". Valley News Group. December 12, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ^ "Jon Rawlings for LA City Council". January 2, 2025. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
- ^ https://www.estuardo4la.com/
- ^ "First Challenger in CD11 Race Against Park Announces Candidacy". Westside Current. May 15, 2025.
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