Rick Caruso and Karen Bass Lead in Early Election Returns for L.A. Mayor
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media WriterRick Caruso and Karen Bass appear to be headed to a November runoff, if early returns hold up in the race for mayor of Los Angeles.Caruso took a three-point lead over Bass in the early results, with about 41% of the vote to Bass’ 38%.
If neither candidate wins a majority, the top two finishers will face each other again in the fall.“No one’s going to win outright tonight,” said Mike Feuer, the L.A.
city attorney, in an interview on Fox 11. “It’s going to be a runoff.”Kevin De Leon, a city councilman, trailed far behind the top two with 7%, followed by Gina Viola at 5%.
Turnout appeared to be very low, though ballots are still coming in.Caruso, a billionaire real estate developer and former city commissioner, has dominated the airwaves after pouring $37.5 million of his own money into his campaign.
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