REAL-TIME RESULTS: Los Angeles City Council Election 2020

LOS ANGELES, CA — It was a big night for the Los City Council incumbents and big names in local politics.

In early returns, each Los Angeles City Council incumbent jumped off to a solid lead. In the two council races without an incumbent running some well-known political figures emerged as the early frontrunners. Former State Senator Kevin De Leon got off to a commanding lead in District 14, and longtime Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas was leading in District 10. However, by Wednesday morning Ridley-Thomas, appeared to be shy of the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff race. In the 4th District serving the Hollywood Hills area, incumbent David Ryu was also under the 50 percent threshold. He appears headed to runoff election with runner-up Nithya Raman. However, with some votes remaining to be tallied, it could be days until the results are certified.

Twenty-two candidates vied for seven seats on the Los Angeles City Council. Once all the ballots are counted, there will be at least two new faces among the city's 15 councilmembers as both Herb Wesson or Jose Huizar are termed out.

The results of the City Council election could decide how the city handles the homelessness crisis/housing affordability along with the city's ambitious goals in tackling climate change and preparation for the Olympics.

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The current results are below. They will be updated throughout the night as votes are tallied — refresh the page for the latest.

The candidates were:

District 2: (North Hollywood, Studio City, Sun Valley, Valley Glen, Valley Village and Van Nuys)

• PAUL KREKORIAN - Member of the City Council
• RUDY MELENDEZ - Laborer/Artist
• AYINDE JONES - Attorney

District 4: (Hancock Park, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, Larchmont Village, Los Feliz, Miracle Mile, Sherman Oaks, Silverlake, Toluca Lake, Windsor Square and portions of Koreatown and Van Nuys)

• NITHYA RAMAN - Homelessness Nonprofit Leader
• DAVID RYU - Los Angeles City Councilmember
• SARAH KATE LEVY - Writer/Women's Advocate

District 6: (Van Nuys, Arleta, Lake Balboa, Sun Valley, Panorama City, North Hills East, and North Hollywood)

• BILL HALLER - Music Studio Owner
• NURY MARTINEZ - Los Angeles City Councilwoman
• BENITO BENNY BERNAL - Community Advocate

District 8: ( Baldwin Hills, Chesterfield Square, Crenshaw, Leimert Park, Jefferson Park, West Adams and other communities of western South Los Angeles)

• MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON - Los Angeles City Councilmember

District 10: (Arlington Heights, Koreatown, Mid-City, Olympic Park, Palms, South Robertson, West Adams, West Pico and Wilshire Center)

• MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS - Los Angeles County Supervisor
• MELVIN SNELL - Human Rights Activist
• CHANNING L MARTINEZ - Community Organizer
• AURA VÁSQUEZ - Los Angeles City Commissioner
• GRACE YOO - Community Leader/Attorney

District 12: ·(Chatsworth, Granada Hills, North Hills, Northridge, Porter Ranch, Reseda, and West Hills)

• JOHN S. LEE - City Councilmember/Father
• LORAINE LUNDQUIST - Educator/Scientist/Mom

District 14: (Downtown, Boyle Heights, Eagle Rock, El Sereno, Garvanza, Glassell Park, Lincoln Heights, and Monterey Hills)

• RAQUEL ZAMORA - Mother/Educator/Businesswoman
• CYNDI OTTESON - Mother/Organizer/Businesswoman
• KEVIN DE LEÓN - Teacher/Environmental Policymaker
• JOHN JIMENEZ - Nonprofit Organization Executive
• MÓNICA GARCÍA - School Board Member

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As of Jan. 3 in Los Angeles County, 88.91 percent of the 6,184,646 eligible voters were registered.

Out of the 5,498,704 total registered voters, 51.11 percent are registered Democrats, 16.81 percent are registered Republicans, 2.4 percent are registered American Independents and 0.42 percent are registered Green Party.