Incumbent mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa was re-elected overwhelmingly and faced no serious opponent.

[1] Villaraigosa would have faced a run-off against second place-finisher Walter Moore had he failed to win a majority of the vote.

[2] Villaraigosa won the election despite having generally unfavorable approval ratings.

He was credited with winning because more well-known and better-funded candidates, such as developer Rick Caruso, declined to run.

[3] Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.