2026 Los Angeles mayoral election

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2026 Los Angeles mayoral election
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Incumbent Mayor

Karen Bass



The 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election will be held on June 2, 2026, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. [1] If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a runoff election will be held on November 3, 2026. Incumbent mayor Karen Bass announced her re-election bid in July 2024. [2]

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Background

Karen Bass was elected mayor of Los Angeles in 2022, defeating businessman Rick Caruso in the most expensive election in the city's history where Caruso, mostly self-funded, spent over $100 million to Bass' $9 million. [3] Caruso may seek a rematch in the 2026 election. [4] In the wake of the January 2025 Southern California wildfires, Caruso has emerged as a vocal critic of Bass's administration but also faced criticism for using private firefighters who did not protect neighboring businesses. [5] [6] [7]

Candidates

Declared

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

Declined

Endorsements

Karen Bass
Labor unions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dates and Deadlines". Close the Gap California. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Zahniser, David (July 1, 2024). "L.A. Mayor Karen Bass launches her reelection bid, saying, 'We cannot afford to stop our momentum'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  3. ↑ Hyde, Carter; Kahn, Gabriel (November 4, 2022). "Mountains of Money in the 2022 Race for L.A. Mayor, As Visualized in Four Charts". KCET . Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ Smith, Dakota (June 1, 2024). "Rick Caruso stokes talk about his political ambitions". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Palisades shop owner questions why private firefighters saved nearby stores, not hers". KTLA. February 12, 2025. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  6. ↑ Saul, Derek (January 8, 2025). "'There's No Water Coming Out Of The Fire Hydrants': Billionaire Caruso Becomes Top L.A. Fires Critic". Forbes . Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  7. ↑ Arango, Tim; Baker, Mike; Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas (January 9, 2025). "'Completely Dry': How Los Angeles Firefighters Ran Out of Water". The New York Times . Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wick, Julia; Zahniser, David (April 9, 2025). "Mayor Karen Bass is looking vulnerable. But will anyone challenge her in 2026?". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  9. ↑ Marques, Felipe (September 3, 2025). "Billionaire Caruso 'Seriously' Looking at Running for Mayor or Governor". Bloomberg News . Archived from the original on September 3, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
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