Progressive city council member Nithya Raman has advanced to a November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, setting up an unexpected matchup between two Democrats and former political allies to run the struggling city of nearly 4 million.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued a statement in reaction to once-ally Councilmember Nithya Raman’s projected advancement to the November runoff race for mayor. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s campaign slammed her rival, the progressive candidate Nithya Raman, quickly Sunday after Raman was projected to advance to a runoff election for the mayoral position. Raman overtook Spencer Pratt,

Raman, an urban planner, entered the mayoral race as somewhat of a surprise just before the filing deadline and shortly after she had already endorsed Bass. The left-wing 44-year-old has served on the Los Angeles City Council since 2020,

CBS News projects that incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will face off against Nithya Raman in November's runoff election.

Progressive city council member Nithya Raman has advanced to a November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, setting up an unexpected matchup between two Democrats and former political allies to run the struggling city of nearly 4 million.

Progressive city council member Nithya Raman has advanced to a November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, setting up an unexpected matchup between two Democrats and former political allies to run the struggling city of nearly 4 million.

Nithya Raman is advancing to the November election for Los Angeles mayor, according to projections by NBC News and the Associated Press, setting up a matchup between the progressive city councilmember who joined the race at the last minute and an incumbent mayor.