The 2022 Los Angeles elections were held on June 7, 2022. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for November 8, 2022. Eight of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election while three of the seven seats in the LAUSD Board of Education were up for election. The seat of Mayor of Los Angeles was up for election due to incumbent Eric Garcetti's term limit. The seats of the Los Angeles City Controller and the Los Angeles City Attorney were also up for election, as their incumbents, Mike Feuer and Ron Galperin, were running for mayor and California State Controller respectively.
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
Mayor
City attorney
Candidates
Declared
- Hydee Feldstein Soto, attorney and neighborhood councilmember
- Faisal Gill, civil rights attorney
- Kevin James, broadcaster and former Assistant U.S. Attorney for Southern California
- Teddy Kapur, attorney and partner at Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
- Richard Kim, deputy city attorney and former president of the Korean Prosecutors Association
- Marina Torres, litigator and Assistant U.S. Attorney
- Sherri Onica Valle Cole, attorney and educator
Withdrew
- Rick Zbur, executive director of Equality California
Endorsements
Results
City Controller
Results
City council
District 1
Candidates
Declared
- Gil Cedillo, incumbent councilmember
- Eunisses Hernandez, public policy advocate
Did not make ballot
- Elaine Alaniz, filmmaker and crisis responder
- Ronald Duarte, community organizer
- Jesus Jesse Rosas, former LAUSD employee
Withdrew
- Brian Morrison, member of the Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
Endorsements
Results
District 3
Candidates
Declared
- Bob Blumenfield, incumbent councilmember
- Scott Silverstein, businessman
Did not make ballot
- Chris Champion, businessman
- John Hernandez
- Mikhail Maniyan, businessman
Withdrew
- Yasmine Pomeroy, educator
- Alexander Tsao
Endorsements
Results
District 5
Candidates
Declared
- Jimmy Biblarz, attorney, faculty at UCLA School of Law, union member and activist
- Scott Epstein, social sciences researcher
- Katy Young Yaroslavsky, deputy for Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl
- Sam Yebri, community leader, attorney, and former city commissioner
Did not make ballot
- Daniel Bahr
- Molly Basler, owner of Inside Out Fitness/Wellness
- Dory Frank
- Kristina Irwin, real estate agent
- Josh Nadel
Withdrew
- Jeff Ebenstein, director of policy for Paul Koretz
- Janessa LaVoice
Endorsements
Results
District 7
Candidates
Declared
- Elisa Avalos, community advocate
- Monica Rodriguez, incumbent councilmember
Did not make ballot
- Kevin Davis
- Reuben Garcia, volunteer public advocate
- Shirley Kim
Results
District 9
Candidates
Declared
- Curren Price, incumbent councilmember
- Dulce Vasquez, college administrator at Arizona State University
Did not make ballot
- Adriana Cabrera
- David Cunningham
- Miguel I. Lemus
Withdrawn
- Nick Pacheco, former city councilor from the 14th district
Endorsements
Results
District 11
Candidates
Declared
- Erin Darling, civil rights lawyer
- Greg Good, Commissioner on the City of Los Angeles Board of Public Works
- Midsanon "Soni" Lloyd, public school teacher
- Jim Murez, Venice Neighborhood Council President
- Michael Newhouse, president of the Venice Neighborhood Council
- Traci Park, attorney
- Allison Holdorff Polhill, chief advisor to LAUSD board member Nick Melvoin
- Matthew Smith, U.S. Army veteran
Did not make ballot
- Christopher Baker, international trade adviser
- Gary Copeland, photographer
- Cristian Letelier, property manager
- Ronnie McCowan, community organizer
- Vincent Sulaitis, security guard
Withdrew
- Mike Bonin, incumbent councilmember
- Maryam Zar, city commissioner and founder of Womenfound
Endorsements
Results
District 13
Candidates
Declared
- Albert Corado, community organizer
- Stephen Johnson, Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff
- Mitch O'Farrell, incumbent councilmember
- Kate Pynoos, former homelessness policy adviser to Councilman Mike Bonin
- Hugo Soto-Martinez, labor organizer
Did not make ballot
- Carlos H. Flowers, self-identified defense sales representative
- Dylan Kendall, designer and founder of Hollywood Arts
- Rachael Rose Luckey, transgender housing rights advocate and Rampart Village Neighborhood Council President
Withdrew
- Mary Hellman, real estate agent
- Clarendon K. "Clay" Johnston, community activist
- Chad Michael Manuel, adjudicator
Endorsements
Results
District 15
Candidates
Declared
- Tim McOsker, former chief of staff to James Hahn and police union lobbyist
- Bryant Odega, teacher, community organizer for climate justice, and a former member of the Harbor Gateway Neighborhood Council
- Danielle Sandoval, businesswoman
- Anthony D. Santich, business professional
Did not make ballot
- Andrew M. Bak-Boychuk, educator
- Mark Contreras, youth and senior advocate
- Pati Lawrence, marketing consultant
- Robert M. Miller, artist and environmental activist
- Shannon Ross, neighborhood council member
- Rick Thomas, citizen advocate
Withdrew
- Christian L. Guzman, environmentalist
- LaMar Lyons, administrator for nonprofits
Endorsements
Results
LAUSD Board of Education
District 2
Candidates
Declared
- Maria Brenes, leader of InnerCity Struggle
- Rocio Rivas, political activist
- Miguel Angel Segura, public school teacher
- Erica Vilardi-Espinosa, member of the Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
Withdrew
- Raquel Zamora
Did not make ballot
- Jerell Benjamin Johnson
- Miho Murai, attorney
- Erika Ochoa
Endorsements
Results
District 4
Candidates
Declared
- Gentille Barkhordarian, electrical engineer
- Nick Melvoin, incumbent board member
- Tracey Schroeder, elementary school teacher
Did not make ballot
- Raissa White
- Kellie N. Williams
Withdrew
- Midsanon "Soni" Lloyd, public school teacher
- Negar Nikgohar
Endorsements
Results
District 6
Candidates
Declared
- Jesus Arana, police sergeant and educator
- Kelly Gonez, incumbent board member
- Marvin Rodriguez, Spanish teacher and veteran
Did not make ballot
- Jesie Balbuena
- Benito B. Bernal
Endorsements
Results
Ballot measures
Measure BB
References
