Raman Favored as Lead Over Bass Grows in Los Angeles Mayor’s Race
Nithya Raman, the Los Angeles City Council member and mayoral candidate, at a campaign event in North Hollywood on Oct. 10, 2026. (Ariana Drehsler/The New York Times)
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Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman is increasingly favored to defeat Mayor Karen Bass as ballots continue to be counted, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Raman held 51.1% of the vote compared with Bass’ 49%, leading by more than 16,500 votes as of Wednesday morning. About 37% of the estimated vote remained uncounted.
Election experts told the Times that remaining ballots are expected to favor Raman because later-counted voters tend to be younger and more progressive.
However, the race has not been called, and experts cautioned that hundreds of thousands of ballots remain outstanding.
Read more at the Los Angeles Times.
