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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]
Karen Bass was elected mayor of Los Angeles in 2022, defeating businessman Rick Caruso in the most expensive election in the city's history. [3] Having emerged as a vocal critic of Bass's administration in the wake of the January 2025 Southern California wildfires, [4] [5] [6] Caruso may seek a rematch in the 2026 election. [7]