"While Los Angeles mayor is the marquee race and has already generated plenty of drama, with surprises coming down to the wire of last Saturday's filing deadline, many other seats will also be contested in the June 2 primary. A host of candidates arrived at the City Clerk's Office last week to file paperwork to run for city attorney, city controller, eight City Council seats and two L.A. Unified school board seats."
"Some may not get on the ballot - each candidate must gather 500 legitimate voter signatures by March 4, which is relatively easy in citywide races but harder in council and school board districts. In each race, if no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote in June, the top two finishers will compete in a November runoff."
"City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto is facing three challengers - deputy attorney general Marissa Roy, human rights attorney Aida Ashouri and Deputy Dist. Atty. John McKinney. City Controller Kenneth Mejia has one opponent - Zach Sokoloff, senior vice president for asset management at studio owner Hackman Capital Partners, after former State Sen. Isadore Hall dropped out."
Candidates filed paperwork to run for Los Angeles mayor, city attorney, city controller, eight City Council seats and two L.A. Unified school board seats ahead of the June 2 primary. Each candidate must gather 500 legitimate voter signatures by March 4 to qualify for the ballot, which is easier for citywide contests than for district races. If no candidate secures more than 50% in June, the top two advance to a November runoff. City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto faces three challengers. City Controller Kenneth Mejia faces Zach Sokoloff. District 3 is open with five candidates vying to replace a termed-out councilmember. The Los Angeles mayoral race remains the marquee contest and produced last-minute filings at the deadline.
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