Democratic California Rep. Karen Bass was elected mayor of Los Angeles, The Associated Press projected Wednesday, beating real estate developer and former Republican Rick Caruso in a race featuring his massive campaign spending and delayed results largely due to mail-in ballots.
Bass and Caruso had debated over Los Angeles’ rising crime and homelessness crisis, according to CBS News. Caruso spent roughly $100 million of his own money on the race, while Bass fundraised about $8 million, Politico reported.
Bass had a roughly 53.1% to 46.9% lead over Caruso, according to NBC News.
By Monday, mail-in ballots were still arriving and regarded as eligible for counting if they bore Election Day postmarks, and hundreds of thousands were yet to be counted, according to ABC 7. Local election officials are legally required to contact voters who forgot to sign their ballots and randomly audit election day returns, KTLA reported.
“I am honored and grateful for the support we are continuing to see,” Bass tweeted that evening. “I am optimistic and looking forward to the next update.”
Bass will take over for incumbent Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti, who was first elected in 2013. In March, Garcetti seemed to pin Los Angeles County losing 160,000 residents primarily on high housing costs instead of surging crime and mental health issues related to homelessness.
Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.
DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW
Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!
- ‘Obstructive’: Darrell Issa lambasts ex-Trump investigator for refusing to answer questions during deposition - May 12, 2023
- Alleged Chinese mass shooter federally charged with hate crimes for attack on Taiwanese church - May 12, 2023
- Police arrest 11 after Jordan Neely protest turns ugly, Molotov cocktail found - May 9, 2023
Comment
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.
BPR INSIDER COMMENTS
Scroll down for non-member comments or join our insider conversations by becoming a member. We'd love to have you!
