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The Los Angeles mayoral race is still in flux, with Raman maintaining his lead over Bass in the incomplete vote count; The Los Angeles County Sheriff election has been declared clear, with Luna defeating Villanueva and is expected to be re-elected.
los angeles The mayoral race continues in broad daylight, with City Councilor Nitya Raman increasing her lead over incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in fourth place, widening the vote gap to 26,124 votes. However, there are still a large number of votes left that have not been counted and the result has not yet been decided. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Lunamidterm elections The Associated Press declared Luna the winner, with a significant lead over former Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
The Los Angeles County Elections Office announced the unofficial vote counting results on the afternoon of the 4th. In the Los Angeles mayoral election, Raman received 405,193 votes, a vote rate of 51.67%; Base received 379,069 votes, a vote rate of 48.33%. According to NBC estimates, about 72% of the estimated votes have been counted, with hundreds of thousands of votes still to be counted. On the morning of the 4th, Rahman was originally leading by about 16,600 votes. As more votes were added, the lead increased. The California Post reported that Dan Schnoor, a political strategist at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Berkeley, pointed out that Raman has more support among younger voters, and younger voters generally vote later and have their votes counted later, so the current vote counting trend is favorable to Raman.
A poll released in October by the Institute of Government Studies (IGS) at the University of California, Berkeley and the Los Angeles Times showed that 69% of voters aged 18 to 29 supported Raman, while only 15% supported Bess. Raman, 45, was elected to the Los Angeles City Council for the first time in 2020, defeating David Ryu who was seeking re-election. He was successfully re-elected in 2024 and was endorsed by the Los Angeles chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Both men focused on issues such as homelessness, housing, and public safety during their campaigns. Baez emphasized homeless rehabilitation outcomes during his tenure and advocated for the hiring of more police officers; Rahman advocated reform of city government operations, expansion of street medical services, and promised to at least halve the number of homeless people living in tents and camps by 2028. The next mayor of Los Angeles will also face major tasks such as rebuilding after the BMW Mountain wildfire in 2025 and preparing for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
In the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s election, Luna received 68.95% of the vote and Villanueva received 31.05%. There was a difference of about 780,000 votes between the two. This was the second time since 2022 that the two met and Luna again won.
Luna’s second term faced challenges such as county jail management, police recruiting difficulties, and excessive use of force by law enforcement officers. The federal Justice Department has launched an investigation into the detention conditions at the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail, and the California Attorney General also filed a lawsuit in 2025, alleging inhumane and unconstitutional conditions at the county jail. In addition, security work for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will also be an important task for Luna in the future.
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The latest unofficial vote count showed that Raman led Base with 405,193 votes, 51.67%, and 379,069 votes, 48.33%. The difference increased to 26,124 votes. However, there are still a large number of votes left that have not been counted and the final result has not yet been determined.
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Analysts said Rahman enjoys greater support among younger voters, who typically vote later and have their votes counted later. Polls show that 69% of people aged 18 to 29 support Rahman, while only 15% support Bess.
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Luna defeated former Sheriff Villanueva, 68.95% to 31.05%. When the two met again, Luna still won. Luna’s second term will face prison management, police recruitment difficulties, an excessive use of force controversy and security operations for the 2028 Olympics.
