LA Mayoral Candidates Pour Millions Into Campaign Run

Rick Caruso (2nd R) makes a rebuttal during the mayoral debate with candidates (from L) Joe Buscaino, Kevin de Leon, Karen Bass and Mike Feuer at USC's Bovard Auditorium in Los Angeles on March 22, 2022. Myung J. Chun/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—With a little over a month away from the June 7 primary election, Los Angeles’s top mayoral candidates have spent millions on their campaigns, with real estate developer Rick Caruso outspending his opponents.

Caruso has spent $23.8 million in the race so far, much more than his closest competitor Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), who spent $1.17 million.