General municipal election
Mayor
Ballot order 1Nithya RamanCouncilmember/Urban Planner
Ballot order 2Karen Ruth BassMayor, City of Los AngelesCity Clerk certified · November 3, 2026
Los Angeles 2026 general-election guide.
Every certified candidate contest and every City measure the City Clerk lists for November 3—organized as equal, source-linked public records.
4 contests8 candidates8 city measuresNo rankings or inferred positions
Ballot order 1Nithya RamanCouncilmember/Urban PlannerBallot order 2Karen Ruth BassMayor, City of Los AngelesGeneral municipal election
City Attorney
General municipal election
City Council District 3
Ballot order 1Timothy K. GasparValley Businessman/Parent
Ballot order 2Barri Worth GirvanValley Community AdvocateGeneral municipal election
City Council District 9
Ballot order 1Estuardo MazariegosDirector, Community Organization
Ballot order 2Jose UgarteCommunity Outreach DirectorCity measures
What happens if Yes or No wins?
All eight City Clerk-listed measures are below. Each record starts with the official ballot question and makes unpublished or mismatched source material visible instead of filling the gap.
MEASURETE
Proposition
Property Transfer Tax Exemption for Victims of January 2025 Fire Disaster
YESA YES vote would adopt the proposed one-time Proposition ULA transfer-tax exemption for qualifying Palisades Fire residential properties sold within the stated five-year period.
NOA NO vote would not adopt the proposed exemption.
Source-quality alert: mismatched interior draft material is excluded from this record.
Read the question and audit the source →MEASURELA
Charter amendmentRead the question and audit the source →
City Infrastructure, Budget, Finance, and Contracting
YESA YES vote would adopt the described City Charter changes.
NOA NO vote would not adopt the proposed Charter changes.
MEASUREPL
Charter amendmentRead the question and audit the source →
City Planning Department
YESA YES vote would adopt the described City Charter planning changes.
NOA NO vote would not adopt the proposed Charter changes.
MEASUREEE
Charter amendmentRead the question and audit the source →
City Ethics, Elections, and Governance
YESA YES vote would adopt the described City Charter ethics, elections, and governance changes.
NOA NO vote would not adopt the proposed Charter changes.
MEASUREPRK
Charter amendment
City Department of Recreation and Parks Budget
YESA YES vote would adopt the proposed phased increase to the Recreation and Parks minimum budget allocation, including the stated fiscal-emergency exceptions.
NOA NO vote would not adopt the proposed Charter change.
Source-quality alert: mismatched interior draft material is excluded from this record.
Read the question and audit the source →MEASUREPRT
Charter amendmentRead the question and audit the source →
City Airports, Harbor, and Water and Power Departments
YESA YES vote would adopt the described City Charter changes for the named proprietary departments.
NOA NO vote would not adopt the proposed Charter changes.
MEASURESC
Charter amendmentRead the question and audit the source →
Campaign Finance Rules Related to Board of Education Elections
YESA YES vote would adopt the proposed Charter amendment concerning Board of Education campaign-finance rules.
NOA NO vote would not adopt the proposed Charter amendment.
MEASUREFD
Initiative ordinanceRead the question and audit the source →
Funding for the Los Angeles Fire Department Through a One-Half Percent Sales Tax
YESA YES vote would adopt the proposed 0.5% Los Angeles sales tax and the stated fire-department funding, audit, and oversight provisions.
NOA NO vote would not adopt the proposed sales tax ordinance.
Candidate list and measure sources verified Sep 2, 2026. The measure files remain City Clerk-published draft proofs; no final impartial analysis, arguments, or result is inferred from missing or mismatched content.