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    Karen Bass elected, becoming LA's first woman mayor

    by Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times Nov 16, 2022 4 minutes
    Karen Bass speaks during an election night rally on Nov. 8, 2022, in Los Angeles.

    LOS ANGELES — Rep. Karen Bass has defeated businessman Rick Caruso in the Los Angeles mayor’s race, according to an Associated Press projection Wednesday, making her the first woman and second Black Angeleno elected to lead the city in its 241-year history.

    The 69-year-old congresswoman achieved victory despite Caruso spending more than $100 million of his own fortune on his mayoral bid, shattering local spending records and pumping previously unprecedented sums into field outreach and TV advertising.

    Caruso, 63, outspent Bass more than 11 to 1 but was ultimately unable to prevail as a former Republican in a sapphire-blue California city.

    Preliminary results seesawed on election night, but by early the next morning Caruso had eked out a thin lead, buoyed by support from

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