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2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election

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2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election

← 2018 March 3, 2020 (2020-03-03)
November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)
2022 →

3 of the 5 seats of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 4 1
Seats won 2 1
Seats after 4 1
Seat change Steady Steady

Results of the elections:
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No 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.

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

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2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election District 2

← 2016
2024 →
 
Candidate Holly Mitchell Herb Wesson Jan Perry
First round 87,914
29.0%
90,597
29.9%
36,099
11.9%
Runoff 387,930
60.6%
252,545
39.4%
Eliminated

 
Candidate Albert Robles Jorge Nuno Jake Jeong
First round 32,305
10.7%
19,850
6.6%
19,511
6.5%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated

 
Candidate Rene Rigard
First round 16,452
5.4%
Runoff Eliminated

Supervisor before election

Mark Ridley-Thomas

Supervisor

Holly Mitchell

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.

Candidates

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Advanced to runoff

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Eliminated in primary

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Results

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2020 Second supervisorial district election[1][2]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Herb Wesson 90,597 29.93
Holly Mitchell 87,914 29.04
Jan Perry 36,099 11.92
Albert Robles 32,305 10.67
Jorge Nuno 19,850 6.56
Jake Jeong 19,511 6.45
Rene Rigard 16,452 5.43
Total votes 302,728 100.00
General election
Holly Mitchell 387,930 60.57
Herb Wesson 252,545 39.43
Total votes 640,475 100.00

District 4

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2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election District 4

← 2016
2024 →
 
Candidate Janice Hahn Desiree Washington
Popular vote 291,618 91,352
Percentage 76.2% 23.9%

Supervisor before election

Janice Hahn

Supervisor

Janice Hahn

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

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Results

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2020 Fourth supervisorial district election[1]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Janice Hahn (incumbent) 291,618 76.15
Desiree Washington 91,352 23.85
Total votes 382,970 100.00

District 5

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2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election District 5

← 2016
2024 →
 
Candidate Kathryn Barger Darrell Park John Harabedian
Popular vote 240,403 84,611 84,199
Percentage 58.8% 20.7% 20.6%

Supervisor before election

Kathryn Barger

Supervisor

Kathryn Barger

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

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Results

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2020 Fifth supervisorial district election[1]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Kathryn Barger (incumbent) 240,403 58.75
Darrell Park 84,611 20.68
John Harabedian 84,199 20.58
Total votes 409,213 100.00

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Presidential Primary Election, March 3". Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. March 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "General Election, November 3". Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. November 30, 2020.
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