2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
The 2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections took place on March 3, 2020 with runoff elections held on November 3, 2020 to elect members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Three of the five seats on the board were up for election.
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With the election of Holly Mitchell in the second district, the board of supervisors consisted entirely of women for the first time in history.
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
District 2
The second supervisorial district is the smallest of the five, comprising mostly parts of the South Los Angeles and South Bay areas. It contains the cities of Inglewood, Compton, Carson, and Hawthorne. Incumbent supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas was term-limited and could not seek re-election.
Advanced to runoff
- Holly Mitchell (Democratic), state senator and former state assemblywoman
- Herb Wesson (Democratic), Los Angeles city councilor and former state assemblyman
Eliminated in primary
- Jake Jeong, attorney
- Jorge Nuno, candidate for Los Angeles City Council in 2017
- Jan Perry (Democratic), former Los Angeles city councilor
- Albert Robles (Democratic), mayor of Carson
- Rene Rigard
Results
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Nonpartisan | Herb Wesson | 90,597 | 29.93 | |
| Nonpartisan | Holly Mitchell | 87,914 | 29.04 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jan Perry | 36,099 | 11.92 | |
| Nonpartisan | Albert Robles | 32,305 | 10.67 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jorge Nuno | 19,850 | 6.56 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jake Jeong | 19,511 | 6.45 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rene Rigard | 16,452 | 5.43 | |
| Total votes | 302,728 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Nonpartisan | Holly Mitchell | 387,930 | 60.57 | |
| Nonpartisan | Herb Wesson | 252,545 | 39.43 | |
| Total votes | 640,475 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
The fourth supervisorial district contains most of the South Bay and Gateway Cities areas, as well as parts of the Harbor Region and San Gabriel Valley. It includes the cities of Long Beach, Torrance, Downey, Norwalk, Whittier, and Lakewood. Incumbent supervisor Janice Hahn was first elected in 2016 with 56.3% of the vote.
Candidates
- Janice Hahn (Democratic), incumbent supervisor
- Desiree Washington
Results
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Nonpartisan | Janice Hahn (incumbent) | 291,618 | 76.15 | |
| Nonpartisan | Desiree Washington | 91,352 | 23.85 | |
| Total votes | 382,970 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
The fifth supervisorial district is the largest of the five, covering the entire northern half of the county including the Verdugo Mountains, the San Gabriel Mountains, the Antelope Valley, and portions of the San Gabriel Valley. It includes the cities of Santa Clarita, Glendale, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pasadena, Burbank, and Alhambra. Incumbent supervisor Kathryn Barger was first elected in a runoff election in 2016 with 57.9% of the vote.
Candidates
- Kathryn Barger (Republican), incumbent supervisor
- John Harabedian
- Darrell Park (Democratic), community activist and candidate for this district in 2016
Results
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Nonpartisan | Kathryn Barger (incumbent) | 240,403 | 58.75 | |
| Nonpartisan | Darrell Park | 84,611 | 20.68 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Harabedian | 84,199 | 20.58 | |
| Total votes | 409,213 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
- "Presidential Primary Election, March 3". Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. 2020-03-27.
- "General Election, November 3". Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. 2020-11-30.