# Democratic socialist Nithya Raman defeats Karen Bass in L.A. mayoral race

https://mins.news/en/item/131186

- NBC News, 2026-11-05 17:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/nithya-raman-los-angeles-mayor-win-democratic-socialist-karen-bass-rcna603379

> NBC News projects that City Council member Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race. The progressive challenger’s rapid rise culminated in a campaign railing against the “broken status quo” in the country’s second-largest metropolis.

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