2020 Los Angeles County District Attorney election
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The 2020 Los Angeles County District Attorney election was a high-profile local race in which reform-minded challenger George Gascón defeated incumbent Jackie Lacey, signaling a major shift toward progressive prosecution policies in the nation’s largest prosecutorial office.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
district attorney election
ⓘ
local election ⓘ |
| ballotFormat | countywide vote ⓘ |
| campaignThemeOfIncumbent | public safety ⓘ |
| campaignThemeOfWinner |
criminal justice reform
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progressive prosecution ⓘ |
| candidate |
George Gascón
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jackie Lacey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context |
occurred amid nationwide protests over police violence
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occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defeatedCandidate | Jackie Lacey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2020-11-03 ⓘ |
| electorate | voters of Los Angeles County ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Los Angeles County, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOffice | Los Angeles County District Attorney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Jackie Lacey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyRegistration | Democratic Party (Jackie Lacey) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issue |
cash bail
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death penalty ⓘ mass incarceration ⓘ police accountability ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestOfficeContext | nation’s largest local prosecutorial office ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | county ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Los Angeles County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | received national attention ⓘ |
| notableFor | reform-minded challenger defeating incumbent ⓘ |
| officeHolderAfterElection | George Gascón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderBeforeElection | Jackie Lacey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeTermLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| oversightScope | criminal prosecutions in Los Angeles County ⓘ |
| partOf |
2020 California elections
ⓘ
2020 United States elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorElection | 2012 Los Angeles County District Attorney election ⓘ |
| primaryElectionDate | 2020-03-03 ⓘ |
| reformLabel | progressive prosecutor movement ⓘ |
| resultDescription | George Gascón defeated incumbent Jackie Lacey ⓘ |
| significance |
high-profile local race
ⓘ
shift toward progressive prosecution policies ⓘ |
| successorElection | 2024 Los Angeles County District Attorney election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfRace | nonpartisan election ⓘ |
| votingSystem | nonpartisan top-two with runoff rules (if applicable) ⓘ |
| winner | George Gascón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerPartyRegistration | Democratic Party (George Gascón) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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