On a night Democrats swept the midterms, Los Angeles moved further left than anyone in the party establishment wanted. Decision Desk HQ projected Wednesday evening that City Councilmember Nithya Raman, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, has unseated Mayor Karen Bass, which would make her the first socialist elected mayor of the nation's second-largest city.
Decision Desk HQ projects Nithya Raman wins the CA Los Angeles Mayor Nonpartisan General Election#DecisionMade: 7:49 PM EST
Follow live results here: https://t.co/1kpbRZUYUv pic.twitter.com/LHwjhhfjjz— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 5, 2026
In the county registrar's Wednesday afternoon update, Raman led 405,193 votes (51.7%) to 379,069 (48.3%), a margin of 26,124, according to NBC Los Angeles. Every update since the polls closed has moved her way. Bass led by about 10,600 votes at 9 p
