2022 Los Angeles elections

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.

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

Declared

 * Stephanie Clements, assistant director of Public Works
 * Paul Koretz, city councilmember for District 5
 * Reid Lidow, scholar and aide to Eric Garcetti
 * Kenneth Mejia, Certified Public Accountant
 * James O'Gabhann III, teacher and candidate for IN's 9th congressional district in 2020
 * David T. Vahedi, co-founder of the Westside Neighborhood Council and two-time candidate for District 5

Withdrew

 * Madeline Cortez Le, activist
 * Rob Wilcox, spokesperson for the Los Angeles City Attorney (remained on ballot; endorsed Koretz)

Fundraising
Paul Koretz had a substantial lead in early fundraising, followed by David Vahedi and Kenneth Mejia. Candidates received 6-to-1 matching funds from the city, with Mejia receiving the most ($428,000).

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

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

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

Declared

 * Elisa Avalos, community advocate
 * Monica Rodriguez, incumbent councilmember

Did not make ballot

 * Kevin Davis
 * Reuben Garcia, volunteer public advocate
 * Shirley Kim

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

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

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

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

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

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

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