Politics · United States · 1 hr ago
Democratic socialists win mayoral races in Los Angeles and Washington
Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Karen Bass in Los Angeles’s mayoral race on Thursday.
Janeese Lewis George also won Washington’s mayoral race, joining Zohran Mamdani, who already leads New York City.
Together, their victories put Democratic socialists in charge of three major US cities.
They came amid wider Democratic gains in the midterm elections, including Senate wins in Texas and Kansas, states Donald Trump carried by double digits in 2024.
Analyst Peter Rough said the results reflected a backlash against the party in power more than strong public support for Democrats.
He warned that the gains could strengthen the Democratic Party’s socialist and progressive wing.
Democrats can shape policy ahead of the 2028 presidential election, but they lack the two-thirds Senate majority needed to override a Trump veto; the Democratic Senate will also confirm federal judges nominated by the president.
Democratic socialist Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race.
Janeese Lewis George won the mayoral election in Washington.
The victories mean three major US cities are led by members of the Democratic Party’s socialist wing, alongside New York, governed by Zohran Mamdani.
US expert Peter Rough said the election results could bring a shift to the left within the Democratic Party.
President Donald Trump can veto legislation, and Democrats do not have the two-thirds majority needed to override a veto.
- Who
- Nithya Raman won in Los Angeles, and Janeese Lewis George won in Washington.
- What
- Democratic socialists won the mayoral races in Los Angeles and Washington.
- When
- Thursday, according to the article. The articles were published on November 6, 2026.
- Where
- Los Angeles and Washington.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Los Angeles winner
- Nithya Raman
- Los Angeles incumbent
- Karen Bass
- Washington winner
- Janeese Lewis George
- New York mayor
- Zohran Mamdani
- Article publication date
- November 6, 2026
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What people are saying
I would not interpret the election as enthusiastic support for the Democrats, but rather as punishment of the party in power.
a shift of the United States to the left, from which the socialists within the Democratic Party in particular will benefit
who openly advocate socialism or socialism disguised as progressivism
a probable movement to the left