2009 Los Angeles mayoral election

For related races, see 2009 Los Angeles election.

The 2009 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on March 3, 2009. Incumbent mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa was re-elected overwhelmingly and faced no serious opponent.^[1] Villaraigosa would have faced a run-off against second place-finisher Walter Moore had he failed to win a majority of the vote.^[2] Villaraigosa won the election despite having generally unfavorable approval ratings. He was credited with winning because more well-known and better-funded candidates, such as developer Rick Caruso, declined to run.^[3]

2009 Los Angeles mayoral election

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Turnout	17.90%
Candidate Antonio Villaraigosa Walter Moore Gordon Turner Popular vote 152,613 71,937 17,554 Percentage 55.7% 26.2% 6.4%
Mayor before election Antonio Villaraigosa Elected Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.^[4]

Results

Los Angeles mayoral general election, March 3, 2009^[5][6]

Candidate		Votes	%
Antonio Villaraigosa (incumbent)		152,613	55.65
Walter Moore		71,937	26.23
Gordon Turner		17,554	6.40
David "Zuma Dogg" Saltzburg		9,115	3.32
Stevan Torres		9,114	3.31
David R. Hernandez		5,225	1.91
Craig X. Rubin		4,158	1.51
Carlos Alvarez		3,047	1.11
James Harris		2,461	0.90
Phil Jennerjahn		2,432	0.89
Total votes		274,233	100.00