The Ballot Brief
Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles Mayor

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2 candidates are tracked for Los Angeles Mayor, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Karen Bass and Nithya Raman. Candidate information follows official Los Angeles County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

In the June 2 primary, Mayor Karen Bass placed first with 34.3 percent and Councilmember Nithya Raman placed second with 29.0 percent, ahead of Spencer Pratt's 25.5 percent; Bass and Raman advance to the November 3 runoff, per the Los Angeles City Clerk's certified primary results as reported by NBC News.

Karen Bass

Nonpartisan

Karen Bass has served as Mayor of Los Angeles since December 2022 and is seeking a second term, per Karen Bass campaign site.

2026 priorities (per the campaign site)

Source: candidate campaign site.

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Nithya Raman

Nonpartisan

Nithya Raman is a Los Angeles City Councilmember, according to NBC News's coverage of the mayoral primary, per NBC News mayoral primary results.

2026 priorities (per the campaign site)

Source: candidate campaign site.

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Candidate roster from official Los Angeles County Supervisor of Elections filings. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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