- 1The Associated Press called the Los Angeles mayor's race for Nithya Raman, the Washington Examiner reports.
- 2Raman had 52.1% to Karen Bass's 47.9% with 76% of ballots counted, per the Washington Examiner.
- 3The Guardian reports Bass said she called Raman to congratulate her on Thursday.
- 4Raman had endorsed Bass earlier this year before entering the race, the Guardian reports.
Nithya Raman, a Los Angeles city councilmember and Democratic socialist, defeated Mayor Karen Bass in the city's mayoral race, according to CBS News and the Guardian; the Associated Press called the race for Raman. Raman is set to become the next mayor of Los Angeles.
The Guardian reports Bass had never before lost an election. Raman, who has DSA chapter support, will lead the city that the Guardian calls the second-largest in the US.
What is confirmed
The Washington Examiner reports that the Associated Press called the race for Raman at 2:49 p.m. It says she had 52.1% of the vote to Bass's 47.9%, with 76% of ballots counted. The Guardian reports that Bass said she called Raman to congratulate her on Thursday. It says returns showed Raman with just over 52% to Bass's 48%.
The Washington Examiner says the campaign centered on the city's response to the January 2025 Palisades fire, homelessness and city services. It reports that the fire destroyed thousands of homes and killed 12 people. Raman had endorsed Bass earlier in the year before entering the race, according to the Washington Examiner and the Guardian. She has served on the city council since 2020, the Guardian reports, and her campaign had support from the Los Angeles chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Polling before the vote
CBS News reports that a UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies and Los Angeles Times survey released shortly before the election showed Bass and Raman tied at 40% among likely voters.
- Raman's vote share with 76% of ballots counted
- 52.1%
- Bass's vote share with 76% of ballots counted
- 47.9%
- Killed in the January 2025 Palisades fire, per the Washington Examiner
- 12 people
Still unverified
The sources cite differing concession and call timings, and the figures quoted come from partial counts. Final certified results were not given in the sources.
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- Karen Bass loses to one-time ally Nithya Raman for Los Angeles mayor · Washington Examiner
- Democratic socialist Nithya Raman wins Los Angeles mayoral race over incumbent Karen Bass · the Guardian
- Who is Nithya Raman, the democratic socialist who will be Los Angeles’s next mayor? · the Guardian
- Nithya Raman ousts incumbent Karen Bass in LA mayor's race, CBS News projects · CBS News
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