Hutt led in the District 10 race with 63% of the vote Monday night, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. With a dwindling number of votes left to count, her opponent, Grace Yoo, appears to have no path to catch up. Hutt was backed by Mayor Karen Bass and had support from business and labor unions. She was a strong supporter of Healthy Streets L.A, which was passed by voters in March and requires the city to build bus and bike lanes.
When the new members start work on Dec. 9, she will be one of eight women on the 15-member council. 'We felt good with seven - eight makes it great,' Hutt said in an interview Tuesday. She said homelessness, public safety and cleaning the streets and sidewalks would be her priorities for the next four years.
Hutt, 65, was first appointed to the post by the council in 2022, after then-Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas was indicted on corruption charges. She is the first woman, and first Black woman, elected to the seat.
With Ysabel Jurado's victory over incumbent Kevin de León to represent parts of downtown and the Eastside, the council will be majority female for the first time.
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