{"id":344321,"date":"2026-06-03T07:34:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/344321\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T07:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:34:21","slug":"2026-election-results-incumbents-dominate-early-in-la-city-council-races-daily-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/344321\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Election Results: Incumbents dominate early in LA City Council races \u2013 Daily News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several Los Angeles City Council incumbents appeared on track to avoid November runoffs Tuesday, while competitive races<\/a> for open seats remained unsettled.<\/p>\n

The election will determine representation for seven of the Los Angeles City Council\u2019s 15 districts. The council is responsible for adopting the city budget, approving contracts, enacting local laws and representing residents on issues ranging from housing and homelessness to public safety and economic development.<\/p>\n

Candidates who receive more than 50% of the vote are elected outright. Otherwise, the race advances to a Nov. 3 runoff between the two top vote-getters.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Also see: June 2 Primary Election Results<\/a><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s where Los Angeles City Council races stood as of 8:48 p.m., according to results released by the Los Angeles County registrar\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

District 1<\/p>\n

Incumbent Eunisses Hernandez, who took office in 2022, led the field with 51.75% of the vote, followed by Expanded Learning Alliance Executive Director Maria Lou Calanche with 17.70%, chief strategist Raul Claros with 11.47%, small business owner and community advocate Nelson Grande with 10.45%, and small business owner Sylvia Robledo with 8.63%.<\/p>\n

The district includes portions of northeast and northwest L.A., such as Glassell Park, Highland Park, Chinatown, Echo Park, Elysian Park, Westlake, Pico Union, Koreatown, Lincoln Heights, and MacArthur Park.<\/p>\n

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Raul Claros is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 1 in 2016. (Photo courtesy of Raul Claros\u2019 campaign)\n<\/p>\n

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Nelson Grande is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 1 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Nelson Grande)\n<\/p>\n

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Eunisses Hernandez is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 1 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez\u2019s Office)\n<\/p>\n

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Sylvia Robledo is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 1 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Sylvia Robledo)\n<\/p>\n

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Raul Claros is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 1 in 2016. (Photo courtesy of Raul Claros\u2019 campaign)\n<\/p>\n

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District 3<\/p>\n

In the race to succeed termed-out Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, businessperson Tim Gaspar led with 49.80% of the vote, followed by Barri Worth Girvan, most recently the director of community affairs for L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, with 38.98%, and advisor Christopher Robert \u201cC.R.\u201d Celona with 11.22%.<\/p>\n

The district includes Canoga Park, Reseda, Tarzana, Winnetka and Woodland Hills.<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles City Council District 3 candidates Tim Gaspar and Barri Worth Girvan (Courtesy Photos)\n<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles City Council District 3 candidates Tim Gaspar and Barri Worth Girvan (Courtesy Photos)\n<\/p>\n

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District 5<\/p>\n

Incumbent Katy Yaroslavsky, who was elected in 2022, led with 68.02% of the vote, followed by tenants\u2019 rights attorney Henry Mantel with 19.95% and finance manager Morgan Oyler with 12.04%.<\/p>\n

District 5 includes Bel Air, Beverly Crest, Beverlywood, Hollywood, Melrose, Encino, Pico-Robertson, Westside Village, Westwood and Westwood Gardens.<\/p>\n

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Henry Mantel is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 5 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Henry Mantel\u2019s campaign)\n<\/p>\n

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Morgan Oyler is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 5 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Morgan Oyler)\n<\/p>\n

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Katy Yaroslavsky is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 5 in 2026. (Courtesy of Katy Yaroslavsky campaign)\n<\/p>\n

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Henry Mantel is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 5 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Henry Mantel\u2019s campaign)\n<\/p>\n

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District 7<\/p>\n

Councilmember Monica Rodriguez was running unopposed in District 7.<\/p>\n

The district includes communities in the northeastern San Fernando Valley, including Pacoima, Lake View Terrace, Sunland-Tujunga, Mission Hills, North Hills, Shadow Hills and Sylmar.<\/p>\n

\"LosLos Angeles Council-member Monica Rodriguez held a press conference on the city\u2019s adoption of an ordinance prohibiting city employees from outside employment with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs, Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security on March 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)<\/p>\n

District 9<\/p>\n

In the race to succeed termed-out Councilmember Curren Price, former deputy chief of staff Jose Ugarte led with 44.80% of the vote. He was followed by Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Co-Director Estuardo Mazariegos with 19.54%, Communities in Schools of Los Angeles Executive Director Elmer Roldan with 10.77%, college professor and therapist Martha S\u00e1nchez with 10.40%, social entrepreneur and community activist Jorge Nu\u00f1o with 9.47%, and educator and therapist Jorge Hernandez Rosas with 5.02%.<\/p>\n

The district includes the western portions of Downtown Los Angeles and much of South L.A.<\/p>\n

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Estuardo Mazariegos is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 9 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Estuardo Mazariegos\u2019 campaign)\n<\/p>\n

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Jorge Nu\u00f1o is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 9 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Jorge Nu\u00f1o)\n<\/p>\n

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Elmer Roldan is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 9 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Elmer Roldan)\n<\/p>\n

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Jorge Hernando Rosas is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 9 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Jorge Hernando Rosas)\n<\/p>\n

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Martha S\u00e1nchez is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 9 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Martha S\u00e1nchez\u2019s campaign)\n<\/p>\n

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Jose Ugarte is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 9 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Jose Ugarte\u2019s campaign)\n<\/p>\n

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Estuardo Mazariegos is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 9 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Estuardo Mazariegos\u2019 campaign)\n<\/p>\n

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District 11<\/p>\n

Incumbent Traci Park, who first won the seat in 2022, led with 66.63% of the vote as Faizah Malik, a managing attorney for housing justice at Public Counsel, garnered 33.37%.<\/p>\n

The district includes Brentwood, Del Rey, Mar Vista, Marina del Rey, Pacific Palisades, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Venice, West L.A. and Westchester.<\/p>\n

\"TraciTraci Park is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 11 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Councilmember Traci Park\u2019s office)<\/p>\n

District 13<\/p>\n

Incumbent Hugo Soto-Martinez, who has represented the district since 2022, led with 63.26% of the vote. He was followed by Grow Hollywood founder Dylan Kendall with 13.87%, Strategic Initiatives Vice President Rich Sarian with 13.06%, and outreach coordinator Colter Carlisle at 9.82%.<\/p>\n

The district includes Silver Lake, Echo Park, Elysian Valley, Atwater Village, Hollywood, East Hollywood, Koreatown, Rampart Village and Historic Filipinotown.<\/p>\n

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Colter Carlisle is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 13 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Colter Carlisle\u2019s campaign)\n<\/p>\n

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Dylan Kendall is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 13 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Dylan Kendall)\n<\/p>\n

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Rich Sarian is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 13 in 2026. (Courtesy of Rich Sarian\u2019s campaign)\n<\/p>\n

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Hugo Soto-Martinez is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 13 in 2026. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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Colter Carlisle is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 13 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Colter Carlisle\u2019s campaign)\n<\/p>\n

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District 15<\/p>\n

Incumbent Tim McOsker, who won election to the council in 2022, led with 78.79% of the vote, while Jordan Rivers, chief liaison for the Global Residents Initiative, received 21.21%.<\/p>\n

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Tim McOsker is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 15 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Tim McOsker\u2019s campaign)\n<\/p>\n

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Jordan Rivers\n<\/p>\n

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Tim McOsker is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 15 in 2026. (Photo courtesy of Tim McOsker\u2019s campaign)\n<\/p>\n

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The 15th District includes San Pedro, Wilmington and other communities in the Harbor Area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Several Los Angeles City Council incumbents appeared on track to avoid November runoffs Tuesday, while competitive races for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":344322,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[1400,7,204,23387,48,52,51,47,137,141044,50,49,100,13],"class_list":["post-344321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-2026-elections","tag-california","tag-election","tag-election-results","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-los-angeles-county-elections","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-news","tag-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}