Sheriff
Los Angeles County, California
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · Runoff election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 56 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 9,808,667 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(39,287,377 ÷ 9,808,667) ÷ ln(50,000) = 56.41, measured against a statewide vote in CA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Running police patrols and deputies in the county
- Running the county jail
- Carrying out evictions, warrants, and other court orders
Affects: Immigration, Public Safety and Crime Control, Gun Control,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Alex Villanueva was sheriff of Los Angeles County from 2018 to 2022, after 32 years in the department. He holds a master's in public administration from Cal State Northridge and a doctorate in public administration from the University of La Verne.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 1 against
Nonpartisan · declared
Robert G. Luna has been sheriff of Los Angeles County since December 2022, after 36 years in the Long Beach Police Department, including seven as its chief. He holds a master's in public administration from Cal State Long Beach.
Records: Civil Rights 2 for, 1 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 2 for
Sources: results.lavote.gov · lavote.gov