Nithya Raman ousts incumbent Karen Bass in LA mayor's race, CBS News projects
Summary
CBS News projects that Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the November general election. A poll shortly before Election Day showed the candidates tied, while many voters who had supported third-place primary candidate Spencer Pratt remained undecided.Key Facts
- Raman is a Democratic socialist and will become Los Angeles’ next mayor, according to CBS News’ projection.
- Raman advanced to the general election after finishing ahead of Spencer Pratt in the June primary.
- A UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies and Los Angeles Times poll found Bass and Raman each had 40% support among likely voters.
- The poll found that 41% of Pratt’s primary supporters backed Bass, while 14% backed Raman and 45% were undecided.
- Raman was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 2020.
- In 2025, Raman introduced a motion to cap annual rent increases for rent-stabilized apartments built before 1978; it passed the City Council by a 13–2 vote.
- Bass served as Los Angeles mayor and previously served in the U.S. House and California Assembly.
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