2026 Los Angeles mayoral election

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.

• 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 (2020–present) and assistant council president pro tempore (2025–present) (previously endorsed Bass)

• Andrej Selivra, enterprise technical architect

• 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

• Austin Beutner, former superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District

• Jeanne Moller Fontana, mental health activist

• Franziska Von Fischer, real estate investor

• Rick Caruso, founder of Caruso and runner-up for mayor in 2022

• Lindsey Horvath, Los Angeles County supervisor (2022–present) (running for re-election)

• Kenneth Mejia, Los Angeles City controller (2022–present) (running for re-election)

• Traci Park, city councilmember from the 11th district (2022–present) (running for re-election)

• Monica Rodriguez, city councilmember from the 7th district (2017–present) (running for re-election)

• Maryam Zar, founder of the Palisades Recovery Coalition

• 2026 Los Angeles elections
• 2026 Los Angeles County elections
  • 2026 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
• 2026 California elections
  • 2026 California gubernatorial election
• 2026 United States local elections

Official campaign websites

• Adam Carmichael for Mayor
• Andrej Selivra for Mayor
• Andrew Kim for Mayor
• Asaad Alnajjar for Mayor
• Franziska Von Fischer for Mayor
• Karen Bass for Mayor
• Rae Huang for Mayor
• Spencer Pratt for Mayor
• Nithya Raman for Mayor
• Adam Miller for Mayor
• Tish Hyman for Mayor