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The two candidates — incumbent Karen Bass and City Councilmember Nithya Raman — have staked out differing positions about how the Los Angeles Police Department has performed under McDonnell.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Lula's campaign also complained that Gemini, Google's AI tool, attributed false statements to the incumbent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

“In the current environment, we find it increasingly difficult to justify an outperform rating on incumbent operators, even at discounted prices, as volatility seem inevitable,” Yoon wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

But Darializa Avila Chevalier unseated another incumbent, the head of the congressional Hispanic caucus, Adriano Espaillat.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose that was sorely missing from the rest of my life.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

“And, in a way, it kind of needs to be a startup because the big incumbents are not going to move as fast. They’re going to be afraid of backlash.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

“So the safer ground for PAC giving is to support incumbents who are likely to win. That’s just the safer strategy.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

The accusations prompted the incumbents, including Rodriguez, to release their own video on the city’s Instagram account, reiterating the city’s response.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

That sentiment helped explain why this has been a tough year for incumbents, including here in Michigan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

When Faye came down from Sacramento and opened her house there was a flurry of animosity from the two incumbents.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck