# 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election

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The 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A top-two primary was held on June 7, 2022. Candidates could win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote, but no candidate received a majority. More than forty candidates formed committees to run. Twenty-seven filed their declaration of intention to collect signatures for the ballot, and of these twelve qualified.
Incumbent Mayor Eric Garcetti was ineligible to seek a third term due to term limits but was serving an extended second term due to a law moving election dates from an "off-year election" to a midterm and statewide election year. In July 2021, Garcetti was nominated to become United States Ambassador to India. If Garcetti left office before his mayoral term ended, the Los Angeles City Council would have appointed an interim replacement to finish the remainder of that term. This nomination was stalled in the Senate, leaving Garcetti to finish his term.
U.S. Representative Karen Bass and real estate developer Rick Caruso advanced to the general election. On November 16, Bass was declared the winner.
There were a total of 2,120,515 registered voters within the city of Los Angeles and 1,018,139 votes received as of November 22, 2022 as of the last update; there were 15,105 ballots outstanding within Los Angeles County. The election was nonpartisan, as are all local elections in California.

## Candidates
### Advanced to general election

* Karen Bass, U.S. Representative from California's 37th congressional district and former Speaker of the California State Assembly
* Rick Caruso, CEO of Caruso Affiliated, developer of The Grove at Farmers Market and The Americana at Brand, president of the University of Southern California board of trustees, former president of the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners, and former member of the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power and the Los Angeles Coliseum Commission

### Eliminated in primary

* Kevin de León, city councilmember from the 14th district, candidate for the US Senate in 2018 and former President pro tempore of the California State Senate
* Craig Greiwe, business executive
* Alex Gruenenfelder Smith, Echo Park neighborhood councilman
* John "Jsamuel" Jackson, business owner
* Andrew Kim, lawyer
* Gina Viola, community organizer/activist
* Mel Wilson, real estate agent and former Metro board member

### Disqualified

* Louis De Barraicua, teacher and self-described homeless advocate
* Barry "Boenvilla" Boen, CEO of SilentRight
* Chuck Cho
* YJ Draiman, former Northridge East Neighborhood Councilmember and father of David Draiman
* Austin Dragon, veteran and education advocate
* Sean Enright, construction worker
* Jesse N. Forte, self-described astronaut
* Chris Gilmore, business owner
* Jesseca Harvey, business administrative consultant
* Evan Jasek, web developer
* G. Juan Johnson, housing advocate (write-in)
* Juanita Lopez, businesswoman
* Alicia Tashaunna Lowery, children's social worker
* Asher Luzzatto, developer
* William "Rodriguez" Morrison, community organizer and perennial candidate (write-in)
* Jemiss Nazar, chiropractor
* Vincent "King Spider-D" Willis, community activist

### Withdrawn

* Joseph May, urban designer, artist, and entrepreneur
* Helan Mahmood, co-founder of fashion brand Don Kaka
* Jessica Lall, business executive (endorsed Caruso)
* Joe Buscaino, city councilmember from the 15th district and former LAPD officer (remained on ballot; endorsed Caruso)
* Mike Feuer, Los Angeles City Attorney and former state assemblyman from the 42nd district (remained on ballot; endorsed Bass)
* Ramit Varma, co-founder of Revolution Prep (remained on ballot; endorsed Caruso)

### Declined

* Austin Beutner, former superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District and 2013 mayoral candidate
* Mike Bonin, city councilmember from the 11th district
* Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company
* Paul Krekorian, city councilmember from the 2nd district and former state assemblyman from the 43rd district
* Steve Lopez, journalist
* Nury Martinez, President of the Los Angeles City Council from the 6th district
* Asaad Y. Alnajjar, P.E., Senior Engineer Manager - City of Los Angeles
* Mark Ridley-Thomas, suspended city councilmember from the 10th district and former Los Angeles County Supervisor

## Primary
### Campaign

With an open race for mayor, Karen Bass announced that she would retire from Congress and run for Los Angeles mayor. Bass was widely seen as the favorite frontrunner with other moderates and progressives polling much lower and divided amongst themselves. The wide lead led to speculation that Bass would have been able to avoid a runoff all together. Real estate developer Rick Caruso had announced that he would run after speculation in past races and polled in the single digits. However, during the spring of 2022, Caruso saw a surge of support rivaling that of Bass.
As the primary neared, many prominent candidates dropped out and endorsed the two frontrunners, Bass representing the progressive element of the race and Caruso representing the moderate element. This had been shown with two former mayoral candidates: Joe Buscaino, a City Councilmember, endorsed Caruso, and Mike Feuer, the Los Angeles City Attorney, endorsed Bass. Councilmember Kevin de León also had significant support but lagged behind Bass and Caruso, and ultimately did not advance to the general election.

### Debates

On December 12, 2021, the Stonewall Democratic Club hosted a forum with candidates Bass, Feuer, Lall, and Greiwe. Buscaino and de León cancelled last minute due to scheduling conflicts. On February 22, 2022, Loyola Marymount University alongside Spectrum News 1 hosted the first formal debate between candidates, with Caruso absent because of a scheduling issue. During the debate, protesters started heckling them, resulting in them attempting to rush the stage near the end of the debate.
On March 22, 2022, FOX 11 along with the Los Angeles Times hosted a debate at the University of Southern California with Bass, Buscaino, Caruso, de León, and Feuer. Although most of the other candidates attacked Caruso, many people said that Caruso had won the debate.
On April 28, 2022, ABC7 announced that they would be hosting a debate at California State University, Los Angeles with the top five leading candidates. In response to the list, candidates Craig Greiwe, Alex Gruenenfelder Smith, Gina Viola, and Mel Wilson criticized their exclusion at the debates and the organizers. Candidate Ramit Varma later released a statement criticizing his exclusion at debates. During the Sunday debate, police removed Melina Abdullah, a professor at Cal State LA and Black Lives Matter founder, as well as other protesters from the room as they did not have a tickets to the event.
The issues talked at the debates were homelessness, the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, crime, and climate change.

#### Mayoral debates and forums

2022 Los Angeles mayoral election primary debates and forums :
| Date | Host | Moderator(s) | Link | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Ref. |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  W Withdrew  O Not yet entered race | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  W Withdrew  O Not yet entered race | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  W Withdrew  O Not yet entered race | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  W Withdrew  O Not yet entered race | | | | | | | | | | | | Ref. |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  W Withdrew  O Not yet entered race | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  W Withdrew  O Not yet entered race | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  W Withdrew  O Not yet entered race | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  W Withdrew  O Not yet entered race | Bass | Buscaino | Caruso | de León | Feuer | Greiwe | Gruenenfelder | Lall | Varma | Viola | Wilson | Ref. |
| December 12, 2021 | Stonewall Democrats of California Minority AIDS Project National Association of Black Journalists | Jarrett Hill Tanya McRae | Video | P | A | O | A | P | P | N | P | N | N | N | |
| February 19, 2022 | Heart of Los Angeles Invest In Youth Coalition | Kelvin Washington | Video | P | P | N | P | P | N | N | W | N | N | N | |
| February 22, 2022 | Loyola Marymount University Spectrum News 1 | Fernando Guerra Giselle Fernández | Video | P | P | A | P | P | N | N | W | N | N | P | |
| March 15, 2022 | Los Angeles Business Council Spectrum News 1 | Alex Cohen | Video | P | P | A | P | P | N | N | W | N | N | N | |
| March 21, 2022 | Temple Beth Hillel | Erika D. Smith | Video | P | P | N | P | P | N | N | W | N | N | N | |
| March 22, 2022 | FOX 11 University of Southern California Los Angeles Times | Elex Michaelson Erika D. Smith | Video | P | P | P | P | P | N | N | W | N | N | N | |
| March 26, 2022 | National Union of Healthcare Workers Courage California | Sophia Mendoza Irene Khao | Video | P | N | N | P | P | N | N | W | N | N | N | |
| April 12, 2022 | Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters ABC7 | Josh Haskell | Video | P | N | N | P | P | N | N | W | N | N | P | |
| April 30, 2022 | Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance | Andrew Menor | | P | P | N | P | P | N | N | W | N | P | N | |
| May 1, 2022 | League of Women Voters California State University, Los Angeles ABC7 | Marc Brown | | P | P | P | P | P | N | N | W | N | N | N | |
| May 16, 2022 | Los Angeles Latino Equity and Diversity Initiative | Gabriel Lerner Claudia Batera | Video | P | W | A | P | P | N | N | W | N | N | P | |
| May 18, 2022 | University of California, Los Angeles | Bineh Ndefru | Video | N | W | N | N | W | P | P | W | A | P | P | |
| May 20, 2022 | Los Angeles Times KCRW | Anna Scott Gustavo Arellano | Video | P | W | A | P | W | N | N | W | N | P | N | |
| May 24, 2022 | ICM Partners Politico | Jeremy B. White | | P | W | A | P | W | N | N | W | W | N | N | |

### Endorsements

City Councilmembers
* John Lee, member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 12th district
* David Ryu, former member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 4th district
Labor unions
* Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association
U.S. Representatives
* Jimmy Gomez, U.S. Representative for California's 34th congressional district
* Norma Torres, U.S. Representative for California's 35th congressional district
* Lou Correa, U.S. Representative for California's 46th congressional district
State assemblymembers
* Miguel Santiago, state assemblyman for the 53rd Assembly district
* Mike Fong, state assemblyman for the 49th Assembly district
* Rudy Salas, state assemblyman for the 31st Assembly district
* Eduardo Garcia, state assemblyman for the 56th Assembly district
* Sabrina Cervantes, state assemblyman for the 60th Assembly district
* Eloise Reyes, state assemblyman for the 57th Assembly district
* Bill Quirk, state assemblyman for the 20th Assembly district
* Warren Furutani, state assemblyman for the 55th Assembly district
State-level offices
* John Chiang, former California State Treasurer
State senators
* Monique Limón, state senator for the 19th district
* Richard Pan, state senator for the 6th district
* Richard Roth, state senator for the 31st district
* Maria Elena Durazo, state senator for the 24th district
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* Grupo Firme, Regional Mexican band
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* Latino Victory Fund
* SEIU-1021
* UNITE HERE Local 11
* United Farm Workers
* Teamsters Joint Council 42
* Laborers International Union of North America(LiUNA!) Local 300
* Armenian National Committee of America
Newspapers and other media
* La Opinión
Citywide officials
* Laura Chick, Los Angeles City Controller (2001–2009)
Los Angeles County officials
* Michael D. Antonovich, former member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 5th district

### Polling

Graphical summary
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Karen Bass | Joe Buscaino | Rick Caruso | Kevin de León | Mike Feuer | Other | Undecided |
| Berkeley IGS | May 24–31, 2022 | 1,204 (RV) | ± 2.9% | 25% | 0% | 23% | 6% | 3% | 8% | 35% |
| Berkeley IGS | May 24–31, 2022 | 816 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 38% | 1% | 32% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 15% |
| | May 24, 2022 | Varma drops out and endorses Caruso | Varma drops out and endorses Caruso | Varma drops out and endorses Caruso | Varma drops out and endorses Caruso | Varma drops out and endorses Caruso | Varma drops out and endorses Caruso | Varma drops out and endorses Caruso | Varma drops out and endorses Caruso | Varma drops out and endorses Caruso |
| | May 17, 2022 | Feuer drops out and endorses Bass | Feuer drops out and endorses Bass | Feuer drops out and endorses Bass | Feuer drops out and endorses Bass | Feuer drops out and endorses Bass | Feuer drops out and endorses Bass | Feuer drops out and endorses Bass | Feuer drops out and endorses Bass | Feuer drops out and endorses Bass |
| FM3 Research (D) | May 13–17, 2022 | 798 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 35% | 1% | 37% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 10% |
| David Binder Research (D) | May 12–16, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 34% | – | 32% | 7% | – | 5% | 17% |
| | May 12, 2022 | Buscaino drops out and endorses Caruso | Buscaino drops out and endorses Caruso | Buscaino drops out and endorses Caruso | Buscaino drops out and endorses Caruso | Buscaino drops out and endorses Caruso | Buscaino drops out and endorses Caruso | Buscaino drops out and endorses Caruso | Buscaino drops out and endorses Caruso | Buscaino drops out and endorses Caruso |
| EVITARUS (D) | May 2022 | – (LV) | – | 30% | 2% | 28% | – | 3% | – | – |
| Berkeley IGS | March 29 – April 5, 2022 | 1,380 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 23% | 1% | 24% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 39% |
| Berkeley IGS | February 3–10, 2022 | 1,446 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 32% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 4% | 4% | 40% |
| Loyola Marymount University | January 4 – February 10, 2022 | 1,000 (A) | ± 3.1% | 14% | 7% | 6% | 12% | 6% | 9% | 46% |
| Loyola Marymount University | January 4 – February 10, 2022 | 815 (RV) | ± 3.4% | 16% | 8% | 6% | 12% | 7% | 10% | 42% |
| | February 8, 2022 | Lall drops out | Lall drops out | Lall drops out | Lall drops out | Lall drops out | Lall drops out | Lall drops out | Lall drops out | Lall drops out |
| | September 16, 2021 | Martinez announces she will not run | Martinez announces she will not run | Martinez announces she will not run | Martinez announces she will not run | Martinez announces she will not run | Martinez announces she will not run | Martinez announces she will not run | Martinez announces she will not run | Martinez announces she will not run |
| | August 16, 2021 | Ridley-Thomas announces he will not run and endorses Bass | Ridley-Thomas announces he will not run and endorses Bass | Ridley-Thomas announces he will not run and endorses Bass | Ridley-Thomas announces he will not run and endorses Bass | Ridley-Thomas announces he will not run and endorses Bass | Ridley-Thomas announces he will not run and endorses Bass | Ridley-Thomas announces he will not run and endorses Bass | Ridley-Thomas announces he will not run and endorses Bass | Ridley-Thomas announces he will not run and endorses Bass |
| FM3 Research (D) | July 29 – August 5, 2021 | 803 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 22% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 12% | 45% |

### Results

2022 Los Angeles mayoral primary election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Karen Bass | Karen Bass | 278,511 | 43.11 |
| Rick Caruso | Rick Caruso | 232,490 | 35.99 |
| Kevin de León | Kevin de León | 50,372 | 7.79 |
| Gina Viola | Gina Viola | 44,341 | 6.86 |
| Mike Feuer (withdrawn) | Mike Feuer (withdrawn) | 12,087 | 1.87 |
| Andrew Kim | Andrew Kim | 9,405 | 1.46 |
| Alex Gruenenfelder Smith | Alex Gruenenfelder Smith | 6,153 | 0.95 |
| Joe Buscaino (withdrawn) | Joe Buscaino (withdrawn) | 4,485 | 0.69 |
| Craig Greiwe | Craig Greiwe | 2,439 | 0.38 |
| Mel Wilson | Mel Wilson | 2,336 | 0.36 |
| Ramit Varma (withdrawn) | Ramit Varma (withdrawn) | 1,916 | 0.30 |
| John "Jsamuel" Jackson | John "Jsamuel" Jackson | 1,511 | 0.23 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 646,058 | 100.00 |

## Runoff
### Debates

2022 Los Angeles mayoral election debates :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Participants | Participants |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Karen Bass | Rick Caruso |
| 1 | Sept. 21, 2022 | Los Angeles Times | Elex Michelson, Erika Smith, Gabriela Teissier | Video | P | P |
| 2 | Oct. 6, 2022 | KNX | Charles Feldman, Mike Simpson | Video | P | P |
| 3 | Oct. 11, 2022 | NBC4 and Telemundo52 | Conan Nolan, Colleen Williams, Dunia Elvir | Video | P | P |

### Endorsements

Endorsements in bold were made after the primary election.
Federal officials
* Joe Biden, 46th President of the United States, 47th Vice President of the United States and former U.S. Senator from Delaware
* Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States and former U.S. Senator from Illinois
* Kamala Harris, 49th Vice President of the United States, former U.S. Senator from California and former Attorney General of California
* Hillary Clinton, former U.S. Secretary of State, former U.S. Senator from New York, and former First Lady of the United States
U.S. Senate
* Cory Booker, U.S. Senator for New Jersey
* Barbara Boxer, former U.S. Senator for California
* Alex Padilla, U.S. Senator for California
* Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator for Vermont
* Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator for Massachusetts
U.S. Representatives
* Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
* Steny Hoyer, United States House of Representatives House Majority Leader
* Tony Cárdenas, U.S. Representative for California's 29th congressional district
* James Clyburn, United States House of Representatives House Majority Whip
* Pete Aguilar, U.S. Representative for California's 31st congressional district
* Howard Berman, former U.S. Representative for California's 28th congressional district
* Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, former U.S. Representative, former member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and member of the Amtrak Board of Directors
* Judy Chu, U.S. Representative for California's 27th congressional district
* Jimmy Gomez, U.S. Representative for California's 34th congressional district
* Mike Levin, U.S. Representative for California's 49th congressional district
* Mel Levine, former U.S. Representative for California's 27th congressional district
* Ted Lieu, U.S. Representative for California's 33rd congressional district
* Alan Lowenthal, U.S. Representative for California's 47th congressional district
* Katie Porter, U.S. Representative for California's 45th congressional district
* Lucille Roybal-Allard, U.S. Representative for California's 40th congressional district
* Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative for California's 28th congressional district
* Norma Torres, U.S. Representative for California's 35th congressional district
* Juan Vargas, U.S. Representative for California's 51st congressional district
* Diane Watson, former U.S. Representative for California's 31st congressional district (2003–2011)
* Henry Waxman, former U.S. Representative for California's 33rd congressional district
Statewide officials
* Gray Davis, 37th Governor of California
* Eleni Kounalakis, 50th Lieutenant Governor of California
* Shirley Weber, 31st Secretary of State of California
* Rob Bonta, 34th Attorney General of California
State senators
* Steven Bradford, state senator for the 35th district
* María Elena Durazo, state senator for the 24th district
* Sydney Kamlager, state senator for the 30th district
State assemblymembers
* Anthony Rendon, Speaker of the California State Assembly
* Isaac Bryan, state assemblyman for the 54th Assembly district
* Mike Gipson, state assemblyman for the 64th Assembly district
* Chris Holden, state assemblyman for the 41st Assembly district
* Reggie Jones-Sawyer, state assemblyman for the 59th Assembly district
* John Pérez, 68th Speaker of the California State Assembly (2010–2014)
* Luz Rivas, state assemblywoman for the 39th Assembly district
* Henry Stern, state assemblyman for the 27th Assembly district
* Autumn Burke, former state assemblywoman for the 62nd Assembly district (2014–2022)
* Bonnie Lowenthal, former state assemblywoman (2008–2014)
Mayors
* Antonio Villaraigosa, former mayor of Los Angeles
Citywide officials
* Mike Feuer, Los Angeles City Attorney and former mayoral candidate
City Councilmembers
* Bob Blumenfield, member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 3rd district
* Mike Bonin, member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 11th district
* Marqueece Harris-Dawson, member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 8th district
* Jackie Goldberg, former member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 13th district and LAUSD Board member
* Nury Martinez, former President of the Los Angeles City Council
* Curren Price, member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 9th district
* Nithya Raman, member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 4th district
* Mark Ridley-Thomas, suspended member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 10th district
* Rosalind Wiener Wyman, former member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 5th district
Los Angeles County officials
* Sheila Kuehl, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd district
* Holly Mitchell, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 2nd district
* Hilda Solis, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 1st district
Individuals
* J. J. Abrams, filmmaker
* Patricia Arquette, actress and activist
* Sharon Brous, rabbi
* Yvette Nicole Brown, actress, comedian and writer
* Jackson Browne, musician and activist
* Kate Capshaw, artist
* Rosario Dawson, actress
* Colman Domingo, actor, writer, and director
* Michael Eisner, former CEO of The Walt Disney Company
* America Ferrera, actress
* Jane Fonda, actress and activist
* Ari Emanuel, CEO of Endeavor
* Cedric the Entertainer, actor and stand-up comedian
* Jennifer Garner, actress
* Donald Glover, rapper and actor
* Roger Goodell, 6th Commissioner of the National Football League (2006–present)
* Kim Gordon, artist and musician
* Ariana Grande, musician and actress
* Kathy Griffin, actress and comedian
* Chelsea Handler, comedian and actress
* Christy Haubegger, founder of Latina magazine
* Dolores Huerta, labor leader and civil rights activist
* Samuel L. Jackson, actor and producer
* Ken Jeong, comedian, actor and licensed physician
* Magic Johnson, former professional basketball player
* Jeffrey Katzenberg, film producer and media proprietor
* Mina Kimes, investigative journalist
* Norman Lear, writer and producer
* Damon Lindelof, screenwriter and producer
* Shonda Rhimes, television producer, screenwriter and author
* Tracee Ellis Ross, actress, TV producer and former model
* Nina Shaw, attorney
* Steve Soboroff, Los Angeles Police Commissioner and commercial real-estate developer
* Octavia Spencer, actress
* Steven Spielberg, film director
* Danny Trejo, actor
* Kerry Washington, actress, producer, and director
* Common (rapper) (AKA Lonnie Rashid Lynn) actor and rapper from Chicago
Organizations
* Armenian National Committee of America
* EMILY's List
* United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770
* Stonewall Democrats
* Teamsters Joint Council 42
* National Union of Healthcare Workers
* United Teachers Los Angeles
* Working Families Party
Newspapers and other media
* Los Angeles Times
* The Korea Times
Mayors
* Richard Riordan, former mayor of Los Angeles
City Councilmembers
* Joe Buscaino, member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 15th district and former mayoral candidate
* Gil Cedillo, member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 1st district
* John Lee, member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 12th district
Police Chiefs
* Charlie Beck, former Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department
* William Bratton, former Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, New York City Police Commissioner, and Boston Police Department Commissioner
Individuals
* Adam Aron, businessman, CEO of AMC Theatres
* Clarence Avant, music executive, entrepreneur, and film producer
* Sean Bailey, president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production
* Scooter Braun, record executive
* Kate del Castillo, actress
* Snoop Dogg, rapper
* Josh Flagg, real estate agent, television personality, and author
* Sweet Alice Harris, community organizer
* Olivia Jade, YouTuber and daughter of Mossimo Giannulli
* Kris Jenner, media personality
* Kim Kardashian, socialite, model, and businesswoman
* George Lopez, actor and comedian
* Bryan Lourd, talent agent
* Katharine McPhee, singer-songwriter and actress
* Elon Musk, businessman, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX
* Gwyneth Paltrow, actress and businesswoman
* Katy Perry, singer-songwriter
* Chris Pratt, actor
* Wolfgang Puck, chef and restaurateur
* Ted Sarandos, businessman and co-CEO of Netflix
* Maria Shriver, journalist, author, and former First Lady of California
* Evan Spiegel, co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc.
* Jay Sures, co-president of the United Talent Agency
* Cenk Uygur, co-founder, CEO, and host of The Young Turks, co-founder of Justice Democrats, founder of Wolf PAC, and candidate for California's 25th congressional district in 2020
* Dana Walden, businesswoman, chairwoman of Walt Disney Television
Police unions
* Los Angeles Police Protective League
Newspapers and other media
* Los Angeles Daily News
* Pasadena Star-News
Organizations
* International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 11
Foreign Politicians
* Mark Leviste, Vice Governor of Batangas, Philippines
State officials
* Gavin Newsom, Governor of California (Democratic)

### Polling

Graphical summary
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Karen Bass | Rick Caruso | Undecided |
| UC Berkeley IGS | October 25–31, 2022 | 1,131 (LV) | ± 4% | 45% | 41% | 13% |
| J. Wallin Opinion Research | October 15–17, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 37% | 40% | 24% |
| UC Berkeley IGS | September 22–26, 2022 | 1,349 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 46% | 31% | 23% |
| UC Berkeley IGS | September 22–26, 2022 | 1,688 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 34% | 31% | 31% |
| Probolsky Research | September 19–25, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 48% | 42% | 10% |
| Global Strategy Group | August 2022 | – (LV) | – | 43% | 37% | 20% |
| FM3 Research (D) | August 2022 | – (LV) | – | 49% | 38% | 13% |
| UC Berkeley IGS | August 9–15, 2022 | 1,746 (RV) | ± 2.5% | 43% | 31% | 24% |
| UC Berkeley IGS | August 9–15, 2022 | 1,212 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 53% | 32% | 14% |
| UC Berkeley IGS | May 24–31, 2022 | 1,204 (RV) | ± 2.9% | 37% | 33% | 30% |
| UC Berkeley IGS | May 24–31, 2022 | 816 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 49% | 35% | 16% |
| FM3 Research (D) | May 13–17, 2022 | 798 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 48% | 39% | 13% |

### Results

2022 Los Angeles mayoral runoff election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Karen Bass | Karen Bass | 506,372 | 54.82% |
| Rick Caruso | Rick Caruso | 417,375 | 45.18% |
| Total votes | Total votes | 923,747 | 100.00 |