Karen Bass takes overnight hit as rival Nithya Raman takes razor-thin mayoral lead

Source: New York Post

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman has overtaken Mayor Karen Bass in a closely contested race for control of the country’s second-largest city as election officials continue counting ballots. With an estimated 63% of the vote counted, Raman leads with 377,458 votes, or 51. 1%, compared to Bass’ 360,864 votes, or 48.