Los Angeles mayoral election, 2005
- Los Angeles mayoral election, 2005
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.
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 K. Hahn (Democratic Party): 89,189 | 23%
* Bob Hertzberg (Green Party): 83,420 | 22%
* Bernard C. Parks (Republican Party): 50,341 | 13%
* Richard Alarcon (Independent): 13,515 | 3%
* Walter Moore (Socialist Party USA): 11,409 | 2.7%
* Wendy Lyons (Peace and Freedom Party): 1,788 | 0.47%
* Addie M. Miller (Libertarian Party): 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
* [http://cityclerk.lacity.org/clk/election/Results.htm City Clerk's Office Election Night Results]
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