Los Angeles mayoral race: Bass, Raman and Pratt in tight race, new poll finds
Key Points:
- The Los Angeles mayoral race is tightening, with a new UC Berkeley-L.A. Times poll showing incumbent Mayor Karen Bass at 26%, closely followed by Nithya Raman at 25% and Spencer Pratt at 22%, all within the 3% margin of error.
- The top two candidates will advance to the next round, making the race highly competitive as 10% of voters remain undecided.
- Democratic socialist Rae Huang and Adam Miller are drawing votes away from Raman and Bass, respectively, with Huang at 9% and Miller at 5%.
- In the California governor's race, Democrat Xavier Becerra leads with 23%, followed by Republican Steve Hilton at 20%, according to the Public Policy Institute of California.