Challenger Ethan Weaver Thursday conceded in the race for the Los Angeles' 4th District seat as incumbent Nithya Raman continued to hold her lead over 50% of the votes required to avoid a runoff election.
Challenger Ethan Weaver Thursday conceded in the race for the Los Angeles' 4th District seat as incumbent Nithya Raman continued to hold her lead over 50% of the votes required to avoid a runoff election.'While I'm sorry our campaign wasn't successful, I'm not regretful about running or a single moment of our effort,' Weaver said in a statement. 'For now, I will continue the job I truly love as a deputy city attorney.
'I really look forward to carrying that sense of optimism and insistence on a better L.A. with me over the next four years,' Raman said.As of Thursday's ballot update, Raman had received 32,430 votes, 50.64%, to Weaver's 24,730 votes, 38.62%. Baronian was in third in a field of three with 6,878 votes, 10.74%.The L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk is expected to provide more updates until the election results are certified on March 29.
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