What about District 4? Nithya Raman passed the 50% threshold needed to win outright yesterday and inched up a little higher in the Wednesday vote release, but she’s above the threshold by a very slim margin. Since there’s no way to know how many of the remaining ballots are in District 4 or who they’re for, we still can’t say how this will play out.
With just 12,000 votes still to count in all of L.A. County, most races have become clear. In the seven primary races for L.A. City Council, we can now say we will see at least three runoffs on the November ballot.
Districts 2, 10 and 14 will go to a runoff in November.
In District 2, former state Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian (37%) will face neighborhood councilmember Jillian Burgos (22%).
In District 14, tenant rights attorney Ysabel Jurado is in first place with 24.5% of the vote. She leads the current councilmember, Kevin de León (23.4%).
Both Jurado and Burgos are progressive candidates who saw late surges of support come in during the final rounds of ballot counting.
In District 10, incumbent Heather Hutt (38%) will go up against attorney Grace Yoo (23%). Yoo has run for this seat several times in the past, but lost to Mark Ridley Thomas and Herb Wesson.
The progressive candidates in this race, Eddie Anderson and Aura Vásquez, came in third and fourth place, respectively, and Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer ended up in fifth.
These three candidates won their seats outright by getting more than 50% of the vote. All three were already on the city council, so you’re unlikely to see many changes in council decision making.
Nithya Raman passed the 50% threshold needed to win outright yesterday and inched up a little higher in the Wednesday vote release, but she’s above the threshold by a very slim margin. Since there’s no way to know how many of the remaining ballots are in District 4 or who they’re for, we still can’t say how this will play out.
A race that appeared tight on election night now has incumbent Nithya Raman in the clear lead. The big question: Does she stay above 50% to retain the seat outright?
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