Livable Streets Candidates Gain Across L.A. County as Bass Leads Mayor's Race With 34.3%
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Updated · Streetsblog Los Angeles · Jun 10
Livable Streets Candidates Gain Across L.A. County as Bass Leads Mayor's Race With 34.3%
2 articles · Updated · Streetsblog Los Angeles · Jun 10
Summary
Preliminary L.A. County primary returns showed broad strength for candidates aligned with transit, biking, walking and housing reforms, with several incumbents winning outright and multiple progressives advancing to November.
Karen Bass led the Los Angeles mayoral primary with 34.3%, while Councilmember Nithya Raman moved into second at 28.9% to secure a general-election matchup after overtaking Spencer Pratt's 25.5%.
On the City Council, Eunisses Hernandez and Hugo Soto-Martinez avoided runoffs with outright majorities, Katy Yaroslavsky won reelection, and open-seat contests in Districts 3 and 9 will continue into November.
Citywide, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto finished third with 18%, sending Marissa Roy and John McKinney to a runoff, while Controller Kenneth Mejia won reelection 63% to 37%.
Outside City Hall, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath won reelection with about two-thirds of the vote, María Elena Durazo took 60.6% in the District 1 supervisor race, and Monterey Park voters passed Measure MDC with 88.3% support.