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IrelandNithya Raman defeats Karen Bass in Los Angeles mayoral election
Bloomberg News' fast-starting report captures the council member's victory as she sets out to earn the trust of voters who did not support her.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 146,352 views a day, 28 times a normal first day on this channel (5,215).
Democratic Socialist Raman Unseats Bass in LA Mayor Race
Karen Bass has conceded, and Nithya Raman is turning her attention to the people she still needs to persuade. Following her victory in Los Angeles, the city council member says earning the trust of Bass supporters and residents who did not vote is a priority.
Bloomberg News' Short, "Democratic Socialist Raman Unseats Bass in LA Mayor Race", shows Raman reacting emotionally at a microphone amid cheering supporters. The narration then relays Bass's concession statement: the people of Los Angeles have spoken.
The result ends Bass's tenure after a single term. It also makes her the first incumbent Los Angeles mayor to lose reelection since James Hahn in 2005. Raman, an urban planner, has served on the City Council since 2020.
Bloomberg frames the outcome against frustration over affordability and job insecurity. Raman's stated goals include making the city safe for working people and families, and making City Hall capable of delivering on its promises.
The report drew roughly 96,000 views in its first 11 hours, far above the channel's usual pace for Shorts. Bloomberg's separate report on Marco Rubio denying plans to leave the Trump administration also drew an unusually large audience, though the Los Angeles result attracted more views.
A Democratic politician who has been mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. She previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives and led the California State Assembly as speaker.
More on Wikipedia ›Los Angeles’s mayor-elect, an urban planner and a city council member since 2020. She belongs to the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America.
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- Channel views, last 7 days
- 4,903,692
- Channel views, pace per day
- 1,055,061 (on a normal day: 569,575)
- Video published
- November 6, 2026
- Video views so far
- 96,200 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 146,352
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The Los Angeles election report is running well above Bloomberg News' usual early audience for Shorts.
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Which incumbent mayor did Nithya Raman defeat?
Raman defeated incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in the election covered by Bloomberg's report.