Democratic socialist Nithya Raman wins Los Angeles mayoral race over incumbent Karen Bass
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Democratic socialist Nithya Raman has beaten incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race, according to the Associated Press, which called it for Raman on Thursday.
Returns showed Raman with just over 52% of the vote to Bass's 48%, The Guardian reported.
Bass phoned Raman to concede and pledged a smooth transition, she said in a statement.
Raman, a city councilmember since 2020, entered the race hours before the filing deadline, shortly after endorsing Bass for re-election.
She campaigned on fixing everyday failures such as broken streetlights and cracked sidewalks, and on easing affordability worries among younger voters, according to The Hindu.
Bass, 73, was the first Black woman to serve as the city's mayor, and her handling of the 2025 wildfires drew criticism.
“While this is not the outcome we hoped for, the people of Los Angeles have spoken”
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- 2026-11-05 19:41 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
- 2026-11-05 19:57 UTCLe Monde · lemonde.fr ↗
- 2026-11-05 21:01 UTCSCMP via AFP · scmp.com ↗
- 2026-11-05 21:31 UTCThe Hindu · thehindu.com ↗
- 2026-11-05 22:51 UTCCBC · cbc.ca ↗
- 2026-11-05 23:31 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
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