LA Mayoral Race Stalls as Voters Await Results; Raman Leads by Narrow Margin
The New York Post reports a glacial ballot count while Decision Desk HQ projects a tight victory for Raman over Bass.
Nithya Raman is currently ahead of Mayor Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race, according to the New York Post.
The ballot count is moving at glacial speed, leaving voters waiting as over 784,000 votes have been cast.
Decision Desk HQ projected Raman to become the next mayor, calling the race Wednesday evening with a lead of about 26,000 votes, roughly 3 percent.
Original reporting
New York Post
Socialist Nithya Raman widens lead over Karen Bass in LA mayor race — as count moves at glacial speed
Nithya Raman leads Mayor Karen Bass by 16,594 votes in the Los Angeles mayoral race as late ballot tallies point toward a historic upset.
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Raman ousts Bass as Los Angeles mayor
Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman (D) is projected to become the next mayor of Los Angeles after ousting embattled Mayor Karen Bass (D) after one term, according to Decision Desk HQ. The race was called Wednesday evening with Raman leading by about 26,000 votes—roughly 3 percent—out of 784,262 votes cast, per DDHQ. Raman…
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Nithya Raman is a Los Angeles City Council member and a Democrat.
- Karen Bass is the Mayor of Los Angeles and a Democrat.
- Nithya Raman leads Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race, according to the New York Post.
- Nithya Raman leads Karen Bass by 16,594 votes, according to the New York Post.
- The New York Post describes the ballot count as moving "at glacial speed."
- Decision Desk HQ projected Nithya Raman to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, defeating Karen Bass after one term, according to The Hill.
- The race was called Wednesday evening, according to The Hill.
- Raman leads by about 26,000 votes, roughly 3 percent, according to Decision Desk HQ via The Hill.
- 784,262 votes were cast, according to Decision Desk HQ via The Hill.
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