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Archive photo · 27 May 2017Nithya Raman Ousts Incumbent Karen Bass in Los Angeles Mayor Race
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Raman projected to win Los Angeles mayoral race, defeating incumbent Bass. DDHQ shows Raman lead about 26,000 votes, ousting Bass after one term.
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Raman projected to win
Nithya Raman is projected to win the Los Angeles mayor’s race, ousting incumbent Karen Bass, according to Decision Desk HQ and Bloomberg Government News. The race was called Wednesday evening with Raman leading by about 26,000 votes, roughly 3 percent, out of 784,262 votes cast, per Decision Desk HQ.
Raman was projected to be the 44th mayor of Los Angeles, unseating incumbent Karen Bass. Decision Desk HQ called the race for Raman at around 5:30 p.m. local time Wednesday, after Raman surged into a comfortable lead of 25,000 votes, or about 3.3%, as of Wednesday evening.
Jewish leaders weigh in
Rabbi Noah Farkas, chief executive of Jewish Federation Los Angeles, told the Forward that he won’t pretend there isn’t real hurt and said, "Raman’s words on Israel during the campaign strained trust with many in our community, and we’ve told her so." Brooke Wirtschafter, executive director of Jewish Partnership for Los Angeles, said in a statement, "We have had the honor of getting to know Nithya as a councilmember and ally to Jewish Angelenos, and we look forward to continuing to work with her for the well-being of our city," according to The Forward.
Raman called the war in Gaza a genocide and Israel an apartheid state during an interview with Hasan Piker during the primary. Raman defeated Bass after the two advanced from the June 2 nonpartisan jungle primary, ousting former reality TV star Spencer Pratt from the race.
What the next mayor faces
Raman’s projected win would end Bass’ tenure after four years marked by devastating wildfires, Hollywood job losses and persistent doubts about whether City Hall could deliver on its most basic promises. Bass’ signature homelessness program, Inside Safe, has cost the city over $300 million to house 6,000 Angelenos, 40 percent of whom returned to the streets.
Bass’ various endorsers took to the stage ahead of her speech, and Yvonne Wheeler of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor asked, "So who do you believe understands the importance of working people and organized labor?" Raman focused her campaign on fallout from 2025’s devastating Palisades and Eaton fires, homelessness, reform of the Los Angeles Police Department and affordable housing, and what she would do differently.