Incumbent Karen Bass Advances to Second Round in Los Angeles Mayoral Election
California also conducted its mayoral elections in Chula Vista, Long Beach, Richmond, San Bernardino, and Torrance.
The mayoral elections occurred today in California for Chula Vista, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Richmond, San Bernardino, and Torrance. All of these cities have populations exceeding 100,000. Separate posts will be covering the primaries for federal races, statewide executive offices, both chambers of the state legislature, and county contests.
In California, all candidates compete on the same ballot today with the top two finishers advancing to the general election. Unlike the races for statewide, federal, and legislative positions, a candidate for mayor in these cities can be elected outright today by achieving a 50%+1 majority. In that case, a second round of voting won’t be required this fall. These offices are officially nonpartisan as well.
For the California mayoral offices requiring a second round, those elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
Mayors (Nonpartisan):
In Chula Vista, incumbent John McCann won with 56.1% (30,867) against Elementary School trustee Francisco Tamayo with 39.5% (21,743) and administrative analyst Yair Gersten with 4.4% (2,404). 55,014 votes counted.
In Long Beach, incumbent Rex Richardson won with 57.4% (57,689) against police officer Joshua Rodriguez with 17.5% (17,603), business owner Chris Sweeney with 9.7% (9,706), product manager Lee Goldin with 7.0% (7,069), entrepreneur Terri Rivers with 5.4% (5,463), and school administrator Oscar Cancio with 2.9% (2,918). 100,448 votes counted.
In Los Angeles, incumbent Karen Bass and City Councilmember Nithya Raman will advance with 34.3% (292,115) and 29.0% (247,242) against reality TV personality Spencer Pratt with 25.5% (217,638), tech executive Adam Miller with 3.5% (29,960), pastor Rae Chen Huang with 3.0% (25,163), political scientist Juanita Lopez with 1.5% (13,000), attorney Andrew Kim with 0.8% (6,975), mental health professional Suzy Kim with 0.7% (6,039), Porter Ranch neighborhood councilor Asaad Alnajjar with 0.5% (4,058), business executive Bryant Acosta with 0.4% (3,467), producer John Logsdon with 0.4% (3,027), singer-songwriter Tish Hyman with 0.2% (1,636), technical architect Andrej Selivra with 0.1% (1,156), and streamer Nelson Cheng with 0.1% (876). 852,352 votes counted.
In Richmond, City Councilmember Claudia Jimenez and HR director Ahmad Anderson lead with 38.5% (8,514) and 28.1% (6,213) against incumbent Eduardo Martinez with 19.5% (4,310), City Councilmember Demnlus Johnson III with 9.8% (2,169), and perennial candidate Mark Wassberg with 4.1% (901). 22,107 votes counted.
In San Bernardino, incumbent Helen Tran won with 54.6% (13,935) against business owner Ivan Garcia with 10.3% (2,631), business owner Rick Avila with 10.2% (2,593), learning and development consultant Ronnika Ngalande with 9.8% (2,494), PR official Amy Malone with 9.0% (2,300), and former Mayor John Valdivia with 6.1% (1,544). 25,497 votes counted.
In Torrance, City Councilmember Sharon Kalani won with 51.4% (22,172) against incumbent George Chen with 48.6% (21,002). 43,174 votes counted.