Karen Bass pulls ahead of Rick Caruso in race for LA Mayor
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rep. Karen Bass has pulled ahead of billionaire developer Rick Caruso, as ballot-counting continued in the mayoral primary election, though they are still likely to face each other in November's runoff election.
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According to the county's election results website, Bass had 41.05% of the vote with Caruso following at 38.29%
Councilman Kevin de León, who is also running for mayor, is in a distant third place.
With no candidate receiving more than 50% of the vote, the top two finishers will advance to the November general election.
