The city of Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 held a mayoral election on March 3, 2009. Incumbent mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa was re-elected overwhelming and faced no serious opponent. Since Los Angeles holds nonpartisan

Nonpartisan

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 elections, there was no Democratic or Republican primary. Villaraigosa would have faced a run-off against second place-finisher Walter Moore had he failed to win a majority of the vote.

Villaraigosa won the election despite having generally unfavorable approval ratings. He is credited with winning because more well-known and better-funded candidates, such as developer Rick Caruso, declined to run.

General election returns

• Antonio Villaraigosa
  Antonio Villaraigosa
  Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa , born Antonio Ramón Villar, Jr., is the 41st and current Mayor of Los Angeles, California, the third Mexican American to have ever held office in the city of Los Angeles and the first in over 130 years. He is also the current president of the United States Conference of...
  
   (Democratic Party
  Democratic Party (United States)
  The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
  
  ): 55.65%
• Walter Moore (Republican Party
  Republican Party (United States)
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  )*: 26.27%
• Gordon Turner 6.44%
• David "Zuma Dogg" Saltzburg 3.34%
• Bruce Darian 2.12% (Federalist Party)
• David R. Hernandez (Republican Party) 1.91%
• Craig X. Rubin 1.51%
• Carlos Alvarez (Party for Socialism and Liberation
  Party for Socialism and Liberation
  The Party for Socialism and Liberation is a Marxist-Leninist political party in the United States. It was originally created as the result of a split within the ranks of Workers World Party , although their political line is nearly identical. The San Francisco branch as well as several other...
  
  ) 1.09%
• James Harris
  James Harris (politician)
  James Harris is an African American communist politician and member of the National Committee of the Socialist Workers Party. He was the party's candidate for President of the United States in 1996 receiving 8,463 votes and again in 2000 when his ticket received 7,378 votes...
  
   (Socialist Workers Party
  Socialist Workers Party (United States)
  The Socialist Workers Party is a far-left political organization in the United States. The group places a priority on "solidarity work" to aid strikes and is strongly supportive of Cuba...
  
  ) 0.89%
• Phil Jennerjahn (Republican Party) 0.88%

Although Walter Moore is often listed as a Republican, he insists he is an Independent.

External links

• Walter Moore for Mayor
• Antonio Villaraigosa for Los Angeles Mayor
• Craig X for Mayor
• http://www.philjennerjahn.com/