Progressive Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman leads the race for mayor, according to a new poll from Loyola Marymount University.
State of the race: The poll found that Raman led the field at 32.5%, close to double the support of any other candidate.
- Current Mayor Karen Bass came in second at 17%, followed closely behind by Rae Huan at 16.6%.
- Adam Miller and Spencer Pratt rounded out the poll at 13.4% and 11.5%, respectively.
- The poll found that 8.9% of respondents were undecided.
Zoom in: Nearly a majority (47.7%) of respondents said they would prefer a Democratic socialist candidate in the race.
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- Around a quarter (25.4%) said they want a moderate, business-oriented Democrat.
- The…