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City Council member Nithya Raman has defeated incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race, according to projections. Raman led by about 26,000 votes, capturing roughly 52 percent of the vote. Her victory makes her the city's next mayor.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Karen Bass to become the next mayor of Los Angeles.
Left-leaning outlets like The 19th and The Guardian emphasize Raman's background as an urban planner and her identity as the first Asian-American mayor, while also noting her ties to progressives and democratic socialists. Center outlets such as The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg focus on the broader political trend of democratic socialists winning city hall seats. Right-leaning outlets like The Daily Signal and The Daily Wire highlight Raman's membership in the Democratic Socialists of America and frame the election around voter frustration with local governance and homelessness.
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Raman ousts Bass as Los Angeles mayor
Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman (D) is projected to become the next mayor of Los Angeles after ousting embattled Mayor Karen Bass (D) after one term, according to Decision Desk HQ. The race was called Wednesday evening with Raman leading by about 26,000 votes—roughly 3 percent—out of 784,262 votes cast, per DDHQ. Raman…
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LOS ANGELES — Nithya Raman is projected to become Los Angeles’ first Asian-American mayor and the second woman elected to the highest citywide office. After entering the race last minute to challenge incumbent Karen Bass, Raman ran a campaign following the playbook of other democratic socialist-aligned candidates. Raman galvanized young voters with policy…
Urban planner and outsider who bested Karen Bass has close ties to Hollywood progressives – and a complicated relationship with the DSANithya Raman on Thursday unseated Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass after a neck-and-neck race for the leadership for the US’s second largest city.The young progressive’s victory means that the two largest cities in the US, as…
City Council member Nithya Raman has defeated incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race, NBC News projects, capping off a rapid political ascent for a progressive challenger who railed against the “broken status quo” in the country’s second-largest metropolis.
Progressive Nithya Raman has defeated Los Angeles' incumbent mayor, Democrat Karen Bass, to become the city's next leader.
Democratic socialist Nithya Raman toppled embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in a stunning upset, putting South Asian immigrants on course to lead America's two largest cities.Why it matters: With New York's Zohran Mamdani already in office, Raman's win puts democratic socialists on track to run two of America's most powerful city halls — testing…
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Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman (D) is projected to become the next mayor of Los Angeles after ousting embattled Mayor Karen Bass (D) after one term, according to Decision Desk HQ. The race was called Wednesday evening with Raman leading by about 26,000 votes—roughly 3 percent—out of 784,262 votes cast, per DDHQ. Raman…
Raman's win comes after resounding victories for Democrats across the country on Election Day.
Win over Karen Bass comes as voters send DSA candidates to city halls in several U.S. cities.
Nithya Raman is projected to win the Los Angeles mayor’s race, according to Decision Desk HQ, ousting incumbent Karen Bass and putting a democratic socialist in charge of the second-largest US city.
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Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman defeated Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday, unseating the incumbent after a bruising campaign centered on the city’s response to the devastating Palisades wildfire, homelessness, and frustration with basic city services. The race was called for Raman at 2:49 p.m. Eastern by the Associated Press. She won 52.1% of the…
Nithya Raman, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, is projected to become Los Angeles’ next mayor after defeating incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. Decision Desk HQ called the race for Raman on Wednesday at 7:49 p.m. EST, with Raman receiving 52.10% of the vote compared with Bass’s 47.90%. The result came as a surprise,...
Spencer Pratt slammed Mayor Karen Bass and socialist challenger Nithya Raman, who defeated Bass in the mayoral election, after Pratt said the incumbent "played with fire" and then "got fired."
Pemberton Township Mayor Matthew Bianchini was decisively defeated in a mayoral race following the spectacle at a township council meeting last month.
DSA mayors are set to run New York, L.A., and Washington, D.C.
A leftist city councilwoman known as “L.A.’s Mamdani” will become mayor of Los Angeles after defeating incumbent Democrat Karen Bass. Nithya Raman defeated Bass by a margin of 51.6% to 48.3% as of Thursday morning. The race was called Wednesday evening. Raman, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, was able to capitalize on ...
Nithya Raman has defeated incumbent Karen Bass to become the next mayor of the City of Angels.
Democratic Socialist Nithya Raman is the projected winner in the race for Los Angeles Mayor, defeating incumbent Karen Bass.
