Indian-American Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman has taken a narrow lead in the race for the second spot in the November Los Angeles mayoral election. Recent vote updates show Raman outperforming rivals Spencer Pratt and Karen Bass. A progressive candidate, Raman has built her campaign around homelessness, affordable housing, and climate action.
Los Angeles: Indian-American Nithya Raman is narrowly leading the race for the second spot in the Los Angeles Mayor elections scheduled for November, after a vote update on Sunday evening (local time), CNN reported.
As per CNN, Raman won about 40% of the nearly 48,000 votes Los Angeles County reported Sunday, thus winning 10,000 votes more than Pratt and leaving her about 3,000 votes ahead.
Across all votes reported in the June 2 primary since the close of election night counting, Raman has outperformed both Karen Bass and Spencer Pratt, gaining 43,000 votes on Pratt and increasing her overall share of the vote by about 5 points.
According to CNN, reports this weekend were her strongest of the contest, with Raman winning about 40% of each batch and Pratt around 18%.
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