Bass heads to runoff in Los Angeles mayoral race

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) is slated to advance to the general election in her bid to hang on to her seat, Decision Desk HQ projected early Wednesday.

Her opponent has yet to be determined. The first-term mayor has faced a tough reelection battle against Republican reality TV star Spencer Pratt and progressive Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman (D), among others, in the race. The mayor’s contest is formally nonpartisan.

Since Bass failed to notch more than 50 percent of the vote in the June 2 contest, she will face off against the second place finisher in a Nov. 3 runoff. Pratt led Raman by about 8 percentage points with just over half of the vote reported, as of 2:20 a.m. EDT Wednesday.

The incumbent has come under intense scrutiny during her tenure, particularly over her response to the 2025 Pacific Palisades wildfires and homelessness, but Wednesday’s results suggest the Democrat is on track to win a second term.






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