Los Angeles County has a credible and viable district attorney’s race going, and it may be their salvation. Incumbent district attorney George Gascón could not even reach 30 percent of the vote on March 5, and the level of disgust with him among Angeleans only continues to rise.
Gascón’s challenger, former federal prosecutor and assistant U.S. District Attorney Nathan Hochman achieved just shy of 16 percent of the vote, but it is enough to be the top two vote-getter and included on the general election ballot.
On Friday, Hochman posted the official election results certification on X:
I officially qualified for a runoff against Gascon, who received the lowest % of the primary vote of any incumbent DA in history. His policies have failed & the people want a new DA who will advocate for crime victims & strive every day to keep them safe. #HochmanForDA
