November Runoff Expected for Jurado, De León in LA’s 14th District

Published on March 20, 2024

Tenant rights attorney Ysabel Jurado maintained her lead in the crowded race for the 14th District Los Angeles City Council seat against incumbent Kevin de León  as of March 19. As of Tuesday, Ms. Jurado has 24.52 percent of the vote, leading the March 5 primary race by 398 votes, according to unofficial results from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. Following closely behind is Mr. de León at 23.39 percent, while Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, who decided not to seek another term in the state Legislature to run for the council seat, had 21.26 percent. Mr. de León faced seven candidates in the race for the 14th District, which includes Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights, downtown Los Angeles, El Sereno, and parts of Northeast Los Angeles....

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