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Nithya Raman ousts incumbent Karen Bass in LA mayor's race, CBS News projects

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Rodriguez, M., & Hylton, C. (2026, November 5). Nithya Raman ousts incumbent Karen Bass in LA mayor's race, CBS News projects. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/los-angeles-mayor-election-2026-nithya-raman-karen-bass/

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CBS News · collected 2026-11-05 · by Matthew Rodriguez, Chelsea Hylton

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Nithya Raman has defeated incumbent Karen Bass to become the next mayor of Los Angeles after winning the November general election, as projected by CBS News. The race was closely contested, with a pre-election survey showing both candidates tied at 40% support among likely voters. Councilmember Nithya Raman campaigned on issues like affordable housing and tenant protections, while Bass focused on her long political career and experience in public service before announcing it would be her last campaign for office.
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Nithya Raman, a Democratic Socialist and Los Angeles City Council member, defeated incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in Tuesday's election, winning 52% of the vote compared to Bass's 48%. The race was called on Thursday by the Associated Press and NBC News after a tight contest centered around issues such as the city’s response to wildfires, homelessness, public safety, and basic services. Raman campaigned on changing City Hall's approach to these issues, while Bass pledged to rebuild the police force to 9,500 officers by the 2028 Olympics and overhaul the city’s homelessness system. This upset victory marks a significant shift for Los Angeles, as it now joins New York City and Washington, D.C., in having mayors backed by the Democratic Socialists of America.

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📰 Nithya Raman Wins Los Angeles Mayoral Race
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“The articles describe different outcomes in the mayoral race, with Article A suggesting Bass will be re-elected while Article B reports that Raman has won.”
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“The articles describe different stages of the mayoral race, with Article A detailing an attack by Karen Bass on Election Day and Article B reporting Nithya Raman's victory after the election.”
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Matthew Rodriguez
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🔮 Councilmember Nithya Raman will be Los Angeles' next mayor after in the November general election, CBS News projects.
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🔮 "What he would do is damage our state even further, make it harder for working families," Becerra said.
🔮 A Reach spokesperson said they are aware of the incident but could not provide further information. "Our immediate concern is for the well-being of those involved," the spokesperson wrote in a statement.
🔮 The Riverside County Registrar of Voters said it "will continue to comply with all lawful court orders and with all legal obligations applicable to election materials and election administration." After the filings, in late March that he would pause his investigation "because of the politically motivated lawsuits and court filings" before the state to halt the probe in April.
🔮 "We turned it down because we would never accept that kind of condition," Parker said.
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🔮 Councilmember Nithya Raman will be Los Angeles' next mayor after in the November general election, CBS News projects.
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🔮 The Riverside County Registrar of Voters said it "will continue to comply with all lawful court orders and with all legal obligations applicable to election materials and election administration." After the filings, in late March that he would pause his investigation "because of the politically motivated lawsuits and court filings" before the state to halt the probe in April.
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CBS News Democratic Democrats Los Angeles' the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies

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Bass PERSON · 8× Raman PERSON · 8× Pratt PERSON · 3× Spencer Pratt PERSON · 3× Karen Bass PERSON · 2× Nithya Raman PERSON · 2× the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies ORG · 2× CBS News ORG · 1× Democrats NORP · 1× Los Angeles' GPE · 1×

Narrative

A week before the election, 41% of Pratt's primary voters shifted their support to Bass, up from her previous 22%."A lot of the voters who were previously supporting Spencer Pratt in the primary have now weighed in, and they have moved to Bass," said Mark DiCamillo, director of the Berkeley IGS poll.
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🔮 Councilmember Nithya Raman will be Los Angeles' next mayor after in the November general election, CBS News projects.

Claims (23 extracted, 1 hedged)

Councilmember Nithya Raman will be Los Angeles' next mayor after in the November general election, CBS News projects. asserted
News → project → election
Raman's win comes after resounding victories for Democrats across the country on Election Day. asserted
win → come → Day
Raman, a Democratic socialist, has been riding her momentum after pushing past Spencer Pratt in the June primary, but suffered a setback with voters a week before the election, according to the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies and the Los Angeles Times. uncertain
Raman → rid → Studies
A survey released by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies and the LA Times shortly before the election showed tied, with 40% support among likely voters. asserted
survey → release → voters
Bass and Raman became frontrunners after the primary election when they rallied ahead of third-place candidate . asserted
they → become → candidate
A week before the election, 41% of Pratt's primary voters shifted their support to Bass, up from her previous 22%."A lot of the voters who were previously supporting Spencer Pratt in the primary have now weighed in, and they have moved to Bass," said Mark DiCamillo, director of the Berkeley IGS poll. asserted
DiCamillo → shift → poll
Raman had a slight drop among Pratt supporters, falling from 16% in September to 14% in October. asserted
Raman → have → October
However, the new poll showed that a large contingent of Pratt voters, 45%, remained undecided on the candidates. asserted
contingent → show → candidates
Councilmember Nithya Raman Raman announced her surprise bid for mayor in February after previously endorsing Bass' reelection bid. asserted
Raman → announce → bid
During the primary, Raman called her campaign a "long shot" before ultimately overtaking Spencer Pratt to face Bass in the general election. asserted
Raman → call → election
Before being elected to Los Angeles City Council in 2020, Raman served as the co-chair of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Homelessness Committee and co-founded a homeless advocacy nonprofit. asserted
Raman → elect → nonprofit
One of her most notable acts in office came in 2025, when she introduced a motion capping maximum annual rent increases for tenants in rent-stabilized apartments built before 1978. asserted
she → come → 1978
It eventually passed 13-2. asserted
It → pass → ?
She said she hopes to undertake similar work to help small businesses. asserted
she → say → businesses
After serving more than two decades in public office as a congresswoman and as LA's 43rd Mayor, Bass said this race will be her last campaign for office. asserted
race → serve → office
Bass was raised in LA with her three brothers. asserted
Bass → raise → brothers
She began her professional career as a nurse and physician assistant, where she later founded the Community Coalition to help underserved residents of South LA battle substance abuse, poverty and crime. asserted
residents → begin → abuse
She kickstarted her career in politics in 2004 as a member of the California Assembly, where she became the first Black woman to serve as Speaker of a state legislative body. asserted
she → kickstarte → body
She left the Assembly in 2010 to run for Congress, where she served in the House for 12 years. asserted
she → leave → years
Leading up to the primary election, Bass received endorsements from notable politicians including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris. asserted
Bass → lead → Newsom
Nearly a week before the November election, billionaire Rick Caruso threw his support behind his former rival in the 2022 mayoral race and vowed to vote for her in November. asserted
Caruso → throw → November
"For the love of LA, I must put the past behind me because this election must be about our future," Caruso said in a post to X. "I will be casting my ballot for Mayor Karen Bass." asserted
I → put → Bass
He also said in the video that he had concerns about Raman that were not "much about ideology, but about competence." asserted
that → say → competence
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