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2024 Los Angeles County elections

2024 Los Angeles County elections

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The 2024 Los Angeles County elections were held on November 5, 2024, in Los Angeles County, California, with nonpartisan blanket primary elections for certain offices being held on March 5. Three of the five seats of the Board of Supervisors were up for election, as well as one of the countywide elected officials, the District Attorney. In addition, elections were held for the Superior Court, along with two ballot measures.

Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.


Board of Supervisors

Three of the five seats of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors were up for election to four-year terms. Incumbent supervisors Holly Mitchell, Janice Hahn and Kathryn Barger handily won re-election in the primary.

District Attorney

2024 Los Angeles County District Attorney election

← 2020 March 5, 2024 (first round)
November 5, 2024 (runoff)
2028 →
Reporting
95%
as of Nov. 21, 4:30 PM PST
 
Candidate Nathan Hochman George Gascón Jonathan Hatami
First round 234,509
15.9%
370,654
25.2%
194,755
13.2%
Runoff 1,981,722
59.9%
1,327,169
40.1%
Eliminated

 
Candidate Debra Archuleta Jeff Chemerinsky Maria Ramirez
First round 125,306
8.5%
116,064
7.9%
105,088
7.1%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated

 
Candidate John McKinney Eric Siddall
First round 87,903
6.0%
82,993
5.6%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

First round county supervisorial district results
Gascón:      10–20%      20–30%      30–40%

District Attorney before election

George Gascón

Elected District Attorney

Nathan Hochman

Incumbent district attorney George Gascón was first elected in 2020, unseating two-term incumbent Jackie Lacey in a publicized election seen as a victory for criminal justice reform in Los Angeles. Gascón's tenure has been characterized by his liberal and progressive policies, such as opposition to capital punishment in California and reopening cases of officer-involved shootings. As a result, a series of recall efforts have been made against Gascón, and his office has received backlash from law enforcement groups and some of the families of violent crime victims.[1]

Candidates

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Endorsements in bold were made after the primary election

Jeff Chemerinsky

Municipal officials

Individuals

Jonathan Hatami

Individuals

Nathan Hochman

U.S. executive officials

Local officials

Newspapers

Labor unions

Organizations

Political parties

Individuals

David Milton
Maria Ramirez

Labor unions

Eric Siddall

Individuals

Debates

Primary
The Santa Monica Democratic Club hosted a debate between Gascón and seven other candidates on November 15, 2023. The debate saw each challenger focusing their attacks on him. Ramirez blamed Gascón for his "refusal to prosecute," while Mitchell declared that the county has become less safe. At one point, an attendant booed Gascón as he spoke.[2]

2024 Los Angeles County District Attorney primary debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Debra Archuleta Jeff Chemerinsky George Gascón Jonathan Hatami Nathan Hochman Dan Kapelovitz Lloyd Masson John McKinney David S. Milton Craig J. Mitchell Maria Ramirez Eric Siddall
1 Nov. 15, 2023 Santa Monica Democratic Club [42] P P P P N N N P N P P P
2[43] Jan. 18, 2024 Los Angeles Magazine Elex Michaelson
Jon Regardie
YouTube P P P P P N N P P P P P
3 Feb. 15, 2024 Criminal Courts Bar Association
Westside Bar Association
Elex Michaelson YouTube P P P P P P P P P P P P

General

2024 Los Angeles County District Attorney debates and forums
No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee  W  Withdrawn
George Gascon Nathan Hochman
1 Sept. 11, 2024 Jewish Federation Los Angeles Alex Cohen Video P P
2 Sept. 29, 2024 KABC-TV Marc Brown [1] P P
3 Oct. 8, 2024 KNX and Los Angeles Times Charles Feldman, Mike Simpson Video P P

Polling

Primary

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Jeff
Chemerinsky
George
Gascón
Jonathan
Hatami
Nathan
Hochman
Craig
Mitchell
Maria
Ramirez
Undecided
CEPP January 21–29, 2024 1,416 (RV) ± 2.6% 2% 15% 8% 4% 2% 2% 64%

Runoff

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
George
Gascón
Nathan
Hochman
Undecided
Berkeley IGS[44] October 22–29, 2024 1,205 (LV) ± 3.0% 25% 50% 25%
Berkeley IGS[45] September 25 – October 1, 2024 908 (LV) ± 3.0% 21% 51% 28%
CEPP[46] September 12–25, 2024 311 (LV) ± 5.6% 20% 44% 36%
Berkeley IGS[47] July 31 – August 11, 2024 1,136 (LV) ± 3.0% 20% 45% 35%

Results

2024 Los Angeles County District Attorney election[48][49]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
George Gascón (incumbent) 370,654 25.19
Nathan Hochman 234,509 15.94
Jonathan Hatami 194,755 13.23
Debra Archuleta 125,306 8.52
Jeff Chemerinsky 116,064 7.89
Maria Ramirez 105,088 7.14
John McKinney 87,903 5.97
Eric Siddall 82,993 5.64
David S. Milton 63,044 4.28
Craig J. Mitchell 44,326 3.01
Lloyd Masson 29,306 1.99
Dan Kapelovitz 17,622 1.20
Total votes 1,471,570 100.00
General election
Nathan Hochman 1,981,722 59.89
George Gascón (incumbent) 1,327,169 40.11
Total votes 3,308,891 100.00

Ballot measures

The following referendums appeared on the general election ballot:

  • Measure A
    • Homelessness Services and Affordable Housing Ordinance. This measure would repeal the tax imposed by Measure H and replace it with a 0.5% sales tax, raising an estimated $1 billion annually for affordable housing, rental assistance, mental health services, and providing services for children, families, veterans, domestic violence victims, seniors, and disabled people experiencing homelessness.[50] Supporters of the measure include the Greater Los Angeles chapter of Habitat for Humanity and the Los Angeles Times; the opposition includes the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and former supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.[51][52]
Measure A[49]
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 1,986,882 57.78
No 1,452,014 42.22
Total votes 3,438,896 100.00
Measure G[49]
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 1,663,770 51.62
No 1,559,509 48.38
Total votes 3,223,279 100.00

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

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  44. ^ Berkeley IGS
  45. ^ Berkeley IGS
  46. ^ CEPP
  47. ^ Berkeley IGS
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