Los Angeles mayor hopefuls Karen Bass and Rick Caruso locked in tight race

The margin of votes between the Democratic congresswoman and billionaire developer remains too close to call

A billionaire real estate developer and a Democratic congresswoman are still locked in a tight race to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, in a record-breaking campaign where political spending topped $120m.

On Wednesday morning, the margin of votes between Rick Caruso and Karen Bass was still too close to call, with the candidates virtually tied, the Associated Press reported.