Current Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has secured a spot in the upcoming midterm mayoral election on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
With Bass making it to the Los Angeles runoff this year, her opponents, Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt, are vying to secure the final spot, CBS reports.
In the mayoral race, only the top two vote-getters will run for office in the midterm elections.
For the uninitiated, California uses a voting system called the first-two primary system.
Only the two candidates who received the most votes advance to the general election, regardless of whether they come from the same party.
Although vote counting is still underway, Bass will have to wait a little longer to see who he faces in the runoff.
The runoff was a close race, as Bass leads with a slim 26% lead and Raman is closing the gap at 25%, while Pratt is at 33%, according to early UC Berkeley-LA Times polls conducted on May 28.
The Los Angeles primary has seen a close race that attracted national attention, along with events in 2025 that caused large-scale damage in the Palisades and Eaton fires.
Bass has announced the race as his final bid for public office.
She has served for two decades as a congresswoman and the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles.
Bass remained a seasoned congresswoman, serving in the House for 12 years before being elected to the Los Angeles state Assembly from 2004-2010.
