Los Angeles mayoral election, 2005

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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.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] General election

  • Antonio Villaraigosa: 124,561 votes | 33%
  • James K. Hahn: 89,189 | 23%
  • Bob Hertzberg: 83,420 | 22%
  • Bernard C. Parks: 50,341 | 13%
  • Richard Alarcon: 13,515 | 3%
  • Walter Moore: 11,409 | 2.7%
  • Wendy Lyons: 1,788 | 0.47%
  • Addie M. Miller: 1,190 | 0.32%
  • Bill Wyatt: 770 | 0.20%
  • Ted Crisell: 690 | 0.18%
  • Martin Luther King Aubrey, Sr.: 471 | 0.13%
  • Bruce Harry Darian: 355 | 0.09%

[edit] Runoff election

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

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