Mayoral Primaries End With Bass Leading Tight Race — CD 15, Not So Much

Rep. Karen Bass and billionaire developer Rick Caruso may have finished the June 7 primary in a tight race—with Bass ahead 42.9% to 36.3%—as the LA mayoral rivals barrel toward the November general election. But in the 15th council district, Caruso was clearly ahead by far.

In all the communities in the 15th city council district, including Watts, Harbor Gateway, Harbor City, Wilmington, and San Pedro, Caruso won 40% of the electorate or more. In the community with the highest voter turnout, Caruso garnered 50% of the electorate. Nearly 18% of the voters in San Pedro turned out to vote. Watts was the only place he didn’t carry, but voter turnout was 6%.

In the sheriff’s race, Sheriff Alex Villanueva garnered the most votes in all five cities of the 15th district, but his totals were far from the 50% mark to prevent a runoff anywhere in the district let alone in the county. Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna came in with the second-highest vote totals.