Nithya Raman, who sparred with DSA on Israel, on cusp of lead in LA mayor’s race as mail-in ballots are tallied
According to reporting by The Forward, Early returns in the Los Angeles mayoral election showed incumbent Karen Bass with a slim lead over Councilmember Nithya Raman, whose comments about Israel became a flashpoint in the race. The first batch of results — totaling about 500,000 votes — showed.
Nithya Raman, who sparred with DSA on Israel, on cusp of lead in LA mayor’s race as mail-in ballots are tallied: Official reporting from the The Forward confirms active developments in United States. Americans in affected communities should review primary guidance and follow verified bulletins.
“Nithya Raman, who sparred with DSA on Israel, on cusp of lead in LA mayor’s race as mail-in ballots are tallied: Official reporting from the The Forward confirms active developments in United States. Americans in affected communities should review primary guidance and follow verified bulletins.”
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According to reporting by The Forward, Early returns in the Los Angeles mayoral election showed incumbent Karen Bass with a slim lead over Councilmember Nithya Raman, whose comments about Israel became a flashpoint in the race. The first batch of results — totaling about 500,000 votes — showed.
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Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman (left) and Mayor Karen Bass. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images; Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Early returns in the Los Angeles mayoral election showed incumbent Karen Bass with a slim lead over Councilmember Nithya Raman, whose comments about Israel became a flashpoint in the race.
The first batch of results — totaling about 500,000 votes — showed Bass leading Raman by about 9,000 votes, a roughly 50.9% to 49.1% split.
The next mayor of the city with the second-largest Jewish population in the country may not be known until Wednesday or later due to the abundance of mail-in ballots. Nearly 90% of California voters did so by mail in the June primary.
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