runoff
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In the end, voters selected Bass, a Democratic centrist, and democratic socialist City Councilmember Nithya Raman, who ran to Bass’ left, to face off in the runoff.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Mr. Paxton, thanks to Mr. Trump’s last-minute endorsement, walloped the incumbent in the runoff, but only 1.3 million people voted, in a state of 18.7 million registered voters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The upcoming runoff shows how much has changed in L.A. political circles over the past year.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The LA mayoral runoff vote will take place with the rest of the US midterm elections on Tuesday, November 3.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The nitrogen runoff has creating a “hypoxic,” or dead, zone in the Gulf that is as big as the state of New Jersey—and still growing.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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