2013 Los Angeles City Controller election
The 2013 Los Angeles City Controller election was held on March 5, 2013 to elect the Los Angeles City Controller. Voters chose from candidates in a nonpartisan primary, but as no candidate received a majority of the vote, a top-two runoff election occurred on May 21, 2013. Incumbent City Controller Wendy Greuel chose not to seek re-election and unsuccessfully ran for mayor.
Candidates
Advanced to runoff
- Ron Galperin, attorney
- Dennis Zine, city councilman from the 3rd district
Eliminated in primary
- Analilia Joya, teacher
- Jeff Bornstein, salesman
- Ankur Patel, graduate student
- Cary Brazeman, community activist and former real estate executive
Background
The Los Angeles City Controller is an official in the city government, serving as the paymaster and chief accounting officer. Similar to the Mayor and City Attorney, the City Controller is elected by popular vote every four years, with a runoff election held if no candidate secures more than 50% of the vote. Elections in Los Angeles have been nonpartisan since 1909, meaning candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.The incumbent City Controller was Wendy Greuel, a member of the Democratic Party who was first elected to the position in 2009. While eligible to run for a second term, she chose to run for mayor, placing second in the primary and ultimately losing by 9 points to Eric Garcetti.