# Los Angeles mayoral race points to growing sway of democratic socialists

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/los-angeles-mayoral-race-points-to-growing-sway-of-democratic-socialists/
- Published: 2026-11-09T15:05:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T21:40:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Al Jazeera (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/9/los-angeles-mayoral-race-points-to-growing-sway-of-democratic-socialists?traffic_source=rss
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Nithya Raman won Los Angeles’s mayoral race with nearly 53 per cent.
- Democratic socialists made gains in city and congressional elections.
- Cost-of-living concerns and grassroots campaigning helped drive support.

## Summary

Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman was declared the winner of the mayoral race on 5 November, beating incumbent Karen Bass with nearly 53 per cent of the vote. Her victory adds to a run of gains by democratic socialists in US elections and points to the movement’s growing influence in local and national politics.

Raman is due to take office in December, joining democratic socialist mayors in cities including New York, Seattle, Providence and Washington, DC. In the 2026 midterms, DSA-backed candidates also won congressional seats in New York, Colorado and California; the organisation said its presence in Congress had quadrupled. Analysts and organisers point to voter anger over inequality and the cost of basic needs, as well as grassroots door-to-door campaigning, while a YouGov poll in October found half of voters would consider voting for a democratic socialist.

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