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The '2005 Los Angeles mayoral election' took place on March 8, 2005, with a runoff election on May 17. Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa defeated the sitting mayor, James Hahn, becoming the city’s first Hispanic mayor since the 19th century.

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Results

General election

Runoff election

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Results

Although Villaraigosa garnered the plurality of votes in the general election, his lack of an outright majority forced a special election between him and the incumbent Hahn. With less than 34% of registered voters participating, Villaraigosa won the runoff handily.

General election

★ Antonio Villaraigosa: 124,561 votes | 33%

★ James K. Hahn: 89,189 | 23%

★ Bob Hertzberg: 83,420 | 22%

★ Bernard C. Parks: 50,341 | 13%

★ Richard Alarcon: 13,515 | 3%

★ Walter Moore: 11,409 | 2.7%

★ Wendy Lyons: 1,788 | 0.47%

★ Addie M. Miller: 1,190 | 0.32%

★ Bill Wyatt: 770 | 0.20%

★ Ted Crisell: 690 | 0.18%

★ Martin Luther King Aubrey, Sr.: 471 | 0.13%

★ Bruce Harry Darian: 355 | 0.09%

Runoff election

★ Antonio Villaraigosa: 289,116 votes | 59%

★ James Hahn: 203,968 | 41%

External links

★ City Clerk's Office Election Night Results