LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman is projected to become the city's next mayor after ousting Mayor Karen Bass, who served one term, according to The Hill. The outlet reported that both candidates are listed as Democrats.
The Hill reported that the race was called Wednesday evening. The projection was made by Decision Desk HQ, according to the report, which describes Raman as the projected winner of the contest.
According to Decision Desk HQ, as cited by The Hill, Raman was leading by about 26,000 votes, or roughly 3 percent, out of 784,262 votes cast. Ryan Mancini wrote the report for The Hill.
Dividing the reported lead by the total votes cast gives a share a little above 3 percent, in line with the rounded figure The Hill cited. The report describes Bass as having served one term before the race, and Raman as a member of the Los Angeles City Council.
The Hill's account frames the outcome as a projection, and describes Raman as projected to become the next mayor. The report's central facts are the call on Wednesday evening, the projected victory of Raman, the reported lead of about 26,000 votes, and the total of 784,262 votes cast, each attributed to The Hill or to Decision Desk HQ as cited in it. All details in this story come from The Hill's report and the Decision Desk HQ projection it cites.