Explore the 14 Candidates in the 2026 Los Angeles Mayor Race
Election timeline and context
The primary is set for June 2, 2026. If no candidate receives over 50% of the vote, the top two finishers will advance to a November runoff. Historically, only two mayors have been denied a second four-year term since 1925.
Mayor Bass launched her re-election effort in December 2025. Her campaign highlights housing streamlining, reduced street homelessness, and other policy achievements.
Overview of contenders
Explore the 14 Candidates in the 2026 Los Angeles Mayor Race as the field prepares for the primary. Below is a concise profile of each certified candidate on the ballot.
- Bryant Acosta: First-generation American and openly gay Latino. He is a small business owner focused on transparency, accountability, affordability, and housing stability.
- Asaad Alnajjar: Civil structural engineer with over 35 years of city work. He emphasizes infrastructure, a 90-day fiscal audit, housing-first policies, and transit projects.
- Nelson Cheng: Candidate who cites wildfire response and worsening homelessness as motivations. His platform includes reducing traffic, cutting rent, and improving METRO service.
- Karen Bass: The incumbent seeking re-election. Her campaign points to streamlined affordable housing rules, a program called Inside Safe, downtown revitalization, and crime reductions.
- Rae Chen Huang: Deputy director at Housing Now California and community organizer. She backs a public bank, expanded unarmed crisis response, participatory budgeting, and transit improvements.
- Tish Hyman: Grammy-nominated songwriter and entertainer. She advocates clearing encampments, boosting Hollywood’s economy, restoring safety, and reviving nightlife.
- Andrew K. Kim: Civil rights attorney and former county commissioner. He stresses accountability, public safety, homelessness solutions, and economic stability.
- Suzy Kim: Mental health professional listed on the city clerk’s roster. Public campaign materials and policy specifics are limited.
- John Logsdon: Neighborhood Council board member with minimal public platform details. His online presence appears sparse.
- Juanita Lopez: Political scientist with Federal Reserve Bank experience. She emphasizes transparency, community empowerment, sustainable growth, and tax and litter reforms.
- Adam Miller: Entrepreneur and nonprofit executive who founded Cornerstone OnDemand. His “THRIVES” platform targets transparency, homelessness, rent relief, innovation, and safety.
- Spencer Pratt: Reality TV figure whose home burned in the Palisades Fire. He centers his candidacy on emergency readiness, public safety, small business support, and treatment-first homelessness policies.
- Nithya Raman: Los Angeles City Council member serving five years. She launched a late campaign, citing limits of council power and pledging citywide reorganization to deliver services faster.
- Andrej A. Selivra: Santa Monica-born UCLA graduate with technical project experience. He proposes housing solutions, transportation fixes, and public dormitories to address rising rents.
What to watch before June 2
Poll numbers indicate a competitive race. Candidates will push their messages hard in the coming months. Voter turnout and potential runoff dynamics will shape the final outcome.
Filmogaz.com will continue to track polls, debates, and campaign developments ahead of the primary.
