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LA upstart Raman wins race for mayor
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LOS ANGELES -- Nithya Raman, a little-known Los Angeles City Council member backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, has defeated Mayor Karen Bass, an upset that is expected to alter the trajectory of the nation's second-largest city.
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In a race where the latest polling shows Mayor Karen Bass and Challenger Nithya Raman running neck-and-neck, both mayoral candidates converged on the San Fernando Valley to draw sharp contrasts on homelessness, city spending, and leadership.
The tight race between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman brought both mayoral candidates to Raman's own district on Friday, where Encino residents are divided over the job she's done.
L.A. voters will decide between Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman, with the city's future direction on the line. As the contentious race nears the finish, the candidates are in a dead heat.
With Election Day on Tuesday, incumbent Karen Bass and city councilwoman Nithya Raman are putting in last-minute campaign efforts in the race for mayor of Los Angeles. The mayoral candidates both made public appearances Sunday. Raman was seen rallying campaign volunteers in the San Fernando Valley.
The race for Los Angeles mayor is in a statistical dead heat as incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Nithya Raman campaign down to the wire ahead of Tuesday's election. Both Bass and Raman campaigned over the weekend in an effort to win more votes.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is fighting to keep her job against Nithya Raman, another progressive Democrat who is backed by the Democratic Socialists of America
The race for Los Angeles mayor remains too close to call while outstanding ballots are processed. As of 2 p.m. Pacific time Wednesday, LA Councilmember Nithya Raman had 377,458 votes (51.12%), compared to 360,864 votes (48.88%) for Karen Bass.
Follow live election results in the race for Los Angeles mayor between incumbent Karen Bass and City Councilwoman Nithya Raman. This page also features results from the races for L.A. County sheriff and L.A. city controller, as well as City Council districts and local measures.
It’s a battle for Los Angeles City Hall as incumbent Mayor Karen Bass faces challenger, Councilwoman Nithya Raman, for the city's top office. Here is a live look at the latest numbers: Candidates at a glance Karen Bass Incumbent Karen Bass is campaigning on her record over the past four years, empha…
In the Los Angeles mayor’s race, City Councilmember Nithya Raman is holding an early lead over incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, according to the latest ballot count from the Los Angeles County Registrar’s office Wednesday morning.
The contest was in many ways generational, with 73-year-old Bass, a political veteran, courting longtime voters and Raman, 45, courting younger Angelenos.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass held a 12-point lead over challenger Nithya Raman in two recent exit polls — but a surge in younger voters could threaten the incumbent’s advantage as the mayoral showdown heads toward its conclusion. Polls obtained by the California Post conducted on Oct. 22 and Nov.
Karen Bass and Nithya Raman are in a tight race for L.A. mayor in early returns, and the race may not be called for days. Bass was expected to speak at the Los Angeles County Democratic Party celebration.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and fellow Democrat Nithya Raman are tightly matched in early returns as voters weighed whether to replace the embattled incumbent with a challenger backed by the Democratic Socialists of America
A winner can't be declared in Los Angeles mayor's race anytime soon. Election night results showed a near dead heat between Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman. Bass led Raman by less than 10,000 votes Tuesday night, roughly a 1% lead.
The battle for Los Angeles City Hall between incumbent Karen Bass and challenger Councilwoman Nithya Raman remains too close to call as of Tuesday night. As of 11 p.m. Tuesday, with 50% of votes counted, Bass had 50.7% of votes while Raman had 49.3%.
After a campaign that got more personal at times than an Bravo reality series, no one tonight has been elected Mayor of Los Angeles yet. In a Democrat vs. Democrat race that saw old allies Councilmember Nithya Raman and incumbent Karen Bass face off for many of the same constituents, tonight’s resul…
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - Incumbent Karen Bass and City Councilwoman Nithya Raman were in a virtual dead heat tonight in their race for the Los Angeles mayor's office, with the winner likely to remain unknown for at least a few days as ballots continue to be tallied.
In a tight race for mayor of Los Angeles, challenger Nithya Raman held a slight lead over incumbent Karen Bass as of Wednesday morning, with more than 700,000 votes counted. Bass had a narrow advantage in the early returns, but that changed overnight, with Raman taking a 16,000-vote lead after 63% o…
With an estimated 63% of the vote counted, Raman leads with 377,458 votes, or 51.1%, compared to Bass' 360,864 votes, or 48.9%, according to the latest figures from the Associated Press.
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