Karen Bass pulling away in race for LA Mayor vs. Caruso
PREV. COVERAGE: Midterm election results continue to come in
PREV. COVERAGE: Two California races were called for the GOP late Monday. The Associated Press called the race for California's 41st District for Republican Ken Calvert, while Republican Michelle Steel beat out Jay Chen in the state's 45th District. Other races are still counting votes.
LOS ANGELES - As Los Angeles looks to turn the page on the Sheriff's race, all eyes are on the mayor's race as Angelenos await the latest updates.
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder's office reports Karen Bass appears to now hold a comfortable lead over Rick Caruso in the latest ballot count.
As of just before 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, Bass has about 375,000 votes (52.55%) while Caruso trails by about 36,000 votes (his total sat just under 339,000; 47.45%).
Tuesday's numbers show that Bass' lead continues to expand after last week's Nov. 8 general election yielded results that were too close to call at the time.
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Bass is looking to become the first female mayor of Los Angeles. Caruso is looking to win the LA mayor's seat after pumping up to $100 million into his campaign.
Meanwhile, in the other key Southern California race, incumbent Alex Villanueva conceded to challenger Robert Luna in the race for Los Angeles County Sheriff on Tuesday afternoon. Villanueva held back tears reflecting on his time as the LA County Sheriff.
Alex Villanueva fights back tears after conceding in LA Co. Sheriff race
Incumbent Alex Villanueva fights back tears after he conceded to Robert Luna in the race for LA County Sheriff. Villanueva was joined by his wife Vivian at the podium as she tried to comfort him.
You can click here for the latest update shared by LA County.
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