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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 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)
- Continue reducing homelessness
- Expand housing production
- Continue hiring more LAPD officers
Source: candidate campaign site.
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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)
- Making housing affordable for residents
- Reducing homelessness citywide
- Improving city infrastructure and emergency response
Source: candidate campaign site.
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