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City of Los Angeles · Statewide General Election

Los Angeles City Council, District 9

Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.

On the ballot

This person holds your neighborhood's seat on the 15-member Los Angeles City Council.

Financial info

Jose Ugarte

$694,790raised
  • Small donors$9,1481%
  • Individuals$409,28159%
  • PACs & committees$29,0004%
  • Businesses & other orgs$105,57515%
  • Public matching funds$141,78620%

Estuardo Mazariegos

$450,712raised
  • Small donors$47,68211%
  • Individuals$175,05339%
  • PACs & committees$6,6001%
  • Businesses & other orgs$6,6501%
  • Self-funding$25,7276%
  • Public matching funds$189,00042%

Public matching funds are city money earned through small-donor support. Figures are CA Form 460 filings through June 30, 2026. Per Los Angeles City Ethics Commission campaign-finance data, retrieved 2026-08-03.

June 2 primary — how they advanced

Jose Ugarte39.45% · 8,054 votes
Estuardo Mazariegos26.21% · 5,351 votes
Jorge Nuño10.89% · 2,223 votes
Elmer Roldan9.57% · 1,954 votes
Martha Sánchez8.76% · 1,789 votes
Jorge Hernandez Rosas5.12% · 1,046 votes
Source review: Mixed (74/100) · 3 cited sources

Only procedural records are cited (candidate lists, results, finance filings); no source describes the candidates, so the score is capped.

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Last updated August 7, 2026.