LA Mayor Karen Bass edges socialist Nithya Raman in exit polls as younger voters threaten to upend the race
Karen Bass, Los Angeles Mayor, with whom Raman is locked in a razor-thin race that could take weeks to resolve as outstanding votes are counted.Nithya Raman, the DSA-backed Los Angeles mayoral challenger, as Democrats nationally seized Senate control through upsets in Iowa, Kansas and Maine.
Bass addressed supporters at the Loews Hotel on election night, urging patience but stopping short of claiming victory.
Younger voters surged to the polls and may yet threaten Bass's position, with two exit polls taken in October and early November showing her 12 points ahead before counting began.
Xavier Becerra, 68, a California gubernatorial hopeful, stood beside Bass on Election Day and declined to endorse her even when pressed repeatedly by a reporter with the mayor at his side.
In her election-night speech, Bass took aim at President Trump's immigration policies and the sending of federal troops to Los Angeles, rousing the crowd with 'I have never been more proud of our city.'
