The 2026 Los Angeles elections will be held on June 2, 2026. Voters will elect candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with potential runoff elections scheduled for November 3, 2026.[1] Eight of the fifteen seats on the City Council are up for election, as are three of the seven seats in the LAUSD Board of Education. The Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass is running for reelection.[2] Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto and Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia are also eligible to seek reelection, but have yet to indicate if they will do so.
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
Mayor
City attorney
Candidates
Potential
- Hydee Feldstein Soto, incumbent Los Angeles City Attorney
City controller
Candidates
Potential
- Kenneth Mejia, incumbent Los Angeles City Controller[3]
City council
District 1
Candidates
Potential
- Eunisses Hernandez, incumbent councilmember
District 3
District 5
Candidates
Potential
- Katy Young Yaroslavsky, incumbent councilmember
District 7
Candidates
Potential
- Monica Rodriguez, incumbent councilmember
District 9
District 11
Candidates
Potential
- Traci Park, incumbent councilmember
District 13
Candidates
Potential
- Hugo Soto-Martinez, incumbent councilmember
District 15
Candidates
Potential
- Tim McOsker, incumbent councilmember
LAUSD Board of Education
District 2
Candidates
Potential
- Rocio Rivas, incumbent board member
District 4
Candidates
Potential
- Nick Melvoin, incumbent board member
District 6
Candidates
Potential
- Kelly Gonez, incumbent board member
References
- ^ "Dates and Deadlines". Close the Gap California. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Zahniser, David (July 1, 2024). "L.A. Mayor Karen Bass launches her reelection bid, saying, 'We cannot afford to stop our momentum'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ Wick, Julia (January 13, 2025). "With her city in flames, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' political future hangs in the balance". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 13, 2025.