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The Los Angeles mayoral election was Nov. 8.
Click here for the latest results from the election. Races are called by the Associated Press using vote returns and other data. However, final results will not be available until all mail-in and conditional ballots are counted.
Another batch of results is expected Friday as Karen Bass and Rick Caruso vie to become the next Los Angeles mayor.
A new round of election results released Thursday show Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva continuing to trail badly against his opponent Robert Luna.
Rick Caruso edges slightly ahead of Rep. Karen Bass in the race to become the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles. But the race is still too close to call.
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Who are the candidates?
Rep. Karen Bass and real estate developer Rick Caruso are the two candidates in the L.A. Mayor race. Recent polling indicates that Bass has a significant lead in the race, but Caruso, a longtime Republican who is now a registered Democrat, is widely expected to unleash a massive field campaign in coming weeks.
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Where do they stand on key issues
Two days after racist comments on a leaked recording rocked L.A., mayoral candidates Karen Bass and Rick Caruso focused on how to bridge the city’s racial divides in their latest debate.
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More on the candidates
Karen Bass and Rick Caruso have spent the final days of the campaign for mayor shoring up support and stumping for undecided voters.
Rick Caruso outpaced his father’s wealth many times over but could never convince him politics was a worthwhile pursuit.
Rep. Karen Bass could be the first woman elected as Los Angeles mayor. But do voters care? It depends on who is asking.
Rick Caruso has outspent his political rivals thanks to a fortune made developing high-end shopping malls and apartments. Here is how he accumulated that wealth.
L.A. mayoral candidate Karen Bass combines the focus on equity from her activist days with the practicality she learned in Sacramento and Washington.
Karen Bass and Rick Caruso are attacking each other’s character and ethics, particularly when it comes to their alma mater.
Prosecutors say L.A. mayoral candidate Karen Bass’ scholarship and her dealings with USC are ‘critical’ to a case about corruption at the university.
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Dive deep into other local races
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is in a tight race to keep his job, with retired Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna emerging as the front-runner.
Los Angeles’ November election will feature three local ballot measures.
State Senator Bob Hertzberg and West Hollywood City Councilmember Lindsey Horvath are running to replace Sheila Kuehl on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors.
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Tracking the money
Rick Caruso is expected to spend more than $53 million on advertising in the L.A. mayor’s race, far outpacing his opponent, Karen Bass.
Rep. Karen Bass issued an apology Friday after she suggested that a Latino Democratic club was paid by rival Rick Caruso to endorse him in the L.A. mayor’s race.
Caruso has spent more than $61 million of his own money in the L.A. mayor’s race, according to the latest filings.
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Our columnists weigh in
Many L.A. residents seem to be pretty fixed on who they like and trust in the race for mayor between Karen Bass and Rick Caruso.
Bradley, Riordan, Hahn, Villaraigosa, Garcetti. Next up as L.A. mayor, Bass or Caruso?
L.A. mayoral candidate Karen Bass says she expects ‘rocky road’ on homelessness but relishes the challenge.
L.A. mayoral candidates Rick Caruso and Karen Bass say housing for homeless people and others can be high quality and much cheaper.
For the last year, Alex Villanueva and I had dropped diss tracks on each other in public, online and in print. I figured a lunchtime stroll — the wannabe cowboy and the scribbling son of one — would be a fitting next round.
Advocates, outreach workers and homeless people on skid row want coherent plans from candidates, not big promises.
Rick Caruso took a trek through Boyle Heights to meet with Latinos. They can decide the mayoral election for him — if enough show up to vote.
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso visits Highland Park residents eager for someone to address homelessness.
It’s obvious why Villanueva keeps denying his own words. He’s perpetually trying to save his political ass.
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Podcasts
Details of Los Angeles mayoral candidates Karen Bass and Rick Caruso plans to tackle homeless issue.
Los Angeles mayoral candidates Karen Bass and Rick Caruso both have plans to tackle the city’s homeless issue. We press them on the details.
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Latest news
L.A. Mayor Race
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Follow more election coverage
In the November midterm election, California is one of the battlefields as Democrats and Republicans fight over control of Congress.
Los Angeles’ November election will feature three local ballot measures.
Governor has strong lead for reelection, even though voters see the state on the wrong track.
Robert Luna holds a small lead over Sheriff Alex Villanueva as the race for sheriff takes on a strongly partisan cast.
