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Democratic socialist Nithya Raman elected Los Angeles mayor
November 5, 2026 at 08:31 PM
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TGThe Guardian
Who is Nithya Raman, the democratic socialist who will be Los Angeles’s next mayor?
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Democratic socialist Nithya Raman wins Los Angeles mayoral race over incumbent Karen Bass
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Democratic socialist Nithya Raman will defeat Karen Bass in LA mayor’s race, CNN projects
(opens the publisher’s site)Nithya Raman, a democratic socialist and city councilmember, has defeated incumbent Karen Bass to become Los Angeles's next mayor.
- Raman led Bass with just over 52 percent of the vote to 48 percent, and Bass conceded the race on Thursday.
- The win means New York and Los Angeles, the US's two largest cities, will both be led by democratic socialist mayors next year.
- Raman has vowed to cut street homelessness in half before Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Olympics.
- National DSA organizers voted 14-13 against rescinding the Los Angeles chapter's endorsement of Raman over her stance on Israel.