The 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election will be held on June 2, 2026, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. 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.
Candidates
Declared
- Bryant Acosta, chief creative officer
- Asaad Alnajjar, Porter Ranch neighborhood councilor and candidate for Los Angeles's 12th City Council district in 2020
- Karen Bass, incumbent mayor
- Adam J. Carmichael, software systems architect
- Nelson Cheng, streamer and behavioral interventionist
- Griselda Diaz, administrative manager and activist
- Nick Harron, writer
- Rae Huang, community organizer, housing rights advocate, and ordained Presbyterian pastor
- Tish Hyman, singer-songwriter
- Andrew K. Kim, attorney and candidate for the 2022 mayoral election
- Suzy Kim, mental health professional
- Juanita Lopez, political scientist
- Adam Miller, former tech executive
- Misael Ortega, painting contractor
- Spencer Pratt, reality television personality
- Nithya Raman, city councilmember from the 4th district (2020âÂÂpresent) and assistant council president pro tempore (2025âÂÂpresent) (previously endorsed Bass)
- Andrej Selivra, enterprise technical architect
Disqualified
- Alyxandria-Jamil Carter, artist
- Cassandra Faye Floyd, minister
- Joseph Garcia, gardener and advocate
- Laura Garza, union rail worker
- Robert Goodman, entrepreneur and financial advisor
- Keeldar Shawn Hamilton, transportation coordinator
- Stevie Maceo Milan, sales representative
- Vincent Wali, musician and nurse
Withdrawn
Declined
Endorsements
Polling
See also
Notes
References
External links
Official campaign websites