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Los Angeles city councilmember Nithya Raman will keep her seat, as election results show her maintaining just enough votes to avoid a runoff election.
With Raman’s vote tally now above the critical 50% threshold, her main challenger — Deputy City Attorney Ethan Weaver — called her to concede the race on Thursday.
A race that appeared tight on election night now has incumbent Nithya Raman in the clear lead. The big question: Does she stay above 50% to retain the seat outright?
Raman said in a statement Thursday that during the campaign she encountered many voters hopeful about the city’s future. “I really look forward to carrying that sense of optimism and insistence on a better L.A. with me over the next four years.”
A note on the results
About the vote count
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Keep in mind that in tight races particularly, the winner may not be determined for days or weeks after Election Day. In Los Angeles County, the first batch of results released includes vote-by-mail ballots received before March 5, followed by early votes cast in-person at vote centers, then votes cast in-person on Election Day.
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The results you see are the votes counted through March 13. Additional results will be released following…
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