Nithya Raman Advances to Los Angeles Mayoral Runoff Against Incumbent Karen Bass
Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman secured the second spot in the mayoral primary and will face incumbent Karen Bass in a November runoff election. Raman, a Democratic Socialist, finished ahead of Republican candidate Spencer Pratt after mail-in ballots were counted. The runoff will determine who leads the nation's second-largest city.
Nithya Raman, a Democratic Socialist on the Los Angeles City Council, advanced to the November mayoral runoff against incumbent Karen Bass after mail-in votes were tallied. According to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, Raman secured 28.5 percent of votes as of late Monday, surpassing Republican Spencer Pratt who received 25.8 percent. Pratt, a former reality television personality, had initially held second place on election night but dropped in the standings as mail-in ballots were counted. Major news outlets including NBC News and CNN projected Raman's advancement before all ballots were fully counted. Bass, a Democratic former congresswoman first elected in 2022, will seek reelection in the November 3 runoff. The Los Angeles mayoral race is officially non-partisan, though both Bass and Raman are registered Democrats.
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