Primary Election

Source: lacounty.gov/government/elections-voting

With the midterm electoral races almost on the way, several major races and ballot measures will be on the ballot. Some key races to keep an eye on in L.A. are the L.A. County Sheriff, LA City mayoral race, LA City Council and the LAUSD Board. 

Here is some information about what’s on the ballot this midterm. 

  • Measure ER

LA County’s Measure ER provides an opportunity to voters to increase the county’s sales tax and provide that funding to local health departments and services.  

If passed, the sales tax will increase half a percent over the next five years from 9.75% to 10.25%. Measure ER if enacted is projected to generate approximately $1 billion annually with independent audits 

According to county documents, the goal of Measure ER is to cover the extensive cuts in federal funds prompted by President Donald Trump’s "One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which is projected to impact Medicaid and SNAP recipients, a resource that hundreds of thousands of Angelinos depend on. 

 

  • Measure TC

The City of Los Angeles’ Measure TC, if passed by voters, will requires Online Travel Companies and booking platforms like Expedia, Airbnb, and Hotels.com to collect and remit the city’s 14% Transient Occupancy Tax on the full amount a guest pays, which includes any platform markups or fees. 

According to the city, This measure is projected to generate approximately $5 million annually to fund general city services, such as 911 emergency response, parks, and street repairs. 

 

  • Measure TT  

Measure TT is a transient occupancy tax (TOT) that voters will be able to vote for or against. The measure, if passed, will increase the city's local hotel and lodging tax from 14% to 16% until 2028, and then decreasing the tax to 15% after 2028. 

According to the City of Los Angeles, TOT will anticipated to generate approximately $22-44 million annually. 

The revenue generated by the tax would be used for general city services, which includes street and sidewalk repairs, emergency response and fire services, parks, and other city services.

 

  • Measure CB

Measure CB, if supported by voter, will apply a marijauan tax to unlicensed marijuana businesses. The breakdown goes as follows: 

  • 10% on cannabis sales;

  • 5% on medical cannabis sales;

  • 2% on manufacturing, cultivation, or other commercialization; and 

  • 1% on testing, research, or transportation.

Measure CB is anticipated to generate approximately $30-35 million annually for general City services, such as street/sidewalk repairs, 911 emergency response, fire protection, and park, according the City of Los Angeles. 

 

The fight to serve as the Los Angeles County Sheriff is almost underway, and the people of Los Angeles will decide on June 2 who will lead the largest Sheriff's Department in the United States. In the race, incumbent Sheriff Robert Luna will be facing off against seven other candidates, including former LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva.

Candidates on the ballot include: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voters should note that a candidate can win with a majority of the vote in the primary. However, if no candidate receives a majority, then the top two vote-getters will advance to the general election on November 3, 2026.

 

In addition to the Sheriff's race, the incumbent Mayor Karen Bass (Nonpartisan) is also facing a slew of candidates leading into the Primary this June 2. Despite 15 candidates running for the seat as mayor of Los Angeles, the largest city in California and one of the largest cities in America, Bass, Spencer Pratt (Nonpartisan) and Nithya Raman (Nonpartisan) are leading in polling and in media attention.

Here is a full list of all the candidates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Endorsements for leading candidates include both business and labor organizations and the Los Angeles County Democratic Party for Bass, Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Donald Trump's (R) presidential envoy for special missions Richard Grenell for Pratt and Housing LA and the Future Urbanist Club for Raman.

 

For the City of Los Angeles districts, voters can expect to see eight of the district seats up for grabs on the ballot. Here are a few other those districts that registered voters can expect to see: 

  • District 11 

Service area: Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Venice, Mar Vista, Del Rey, Westchester and the Los Angeles International Airport. 

 

  • District 13

Service area: Atwater Village, East Hollywood, Echo Park, Elysian Valley, Glassell Park, Historic Filipinotown, Hollywood, Larchmont Village, Little Armenia, Melrose Hill, Rampart Village, Ridgewood-Wilton, Silver Lake, Spaulding Square, St.

  • District 5 

Service area: Bel Air, Beverly Crest, Westwood, Century City, Cheviot Hills, Encino, Fairfax, Palms, and Pico-Robertson.

 

Over at the Los Angeles Unified School Board, registered voters will have the opportnuty to elect new board members in districts 2, 3 and 6. 

Here are the incumbents and candidates for those districts: 

  • LAUSD District 2

Service area: Downtown L.A., East L.A., Boyle Heights, Chinatown, Echo Park, Los Feliz, Highland Park, Lincoln Heights, and El Sereno. 

  • LAUSD District 4

Service area: Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Encino, Tarzana, Woodland Hills, Reseda, West Hollywood, Westwood, Mar Vista, Venice, and Westchester. 

  • LAUSD District 6

Service area: North Hollywood, Panorama City, San Fernando, Sun Valley, Sunland-Tujunga, and Van Nuys. 

  • Incumbent: Kelly Gonez (Nonpartisan)

  • No candidate are listed.  

Registered voters may have already received their mail-in ballots. For those voters who want to drop off their ballot at a ballot drop box, they can go to locator.lavote.gov to find the closet drop box in your area. 

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