Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon lost his seat in a landslide to independent challenger Nathan Hockman, the Associated Press and the Los Angeles Times reported.
Gascón is expected to lose to Hockman in the key seat in one of America’s most crime-ridden cities. According to AP and L.A. Wednesday morning time. Hockman takes on the role as the city continues to reel from crime issues, with overall violence still above pre-pandemic levels. According to to FBI data.
According to the Associated Press, Mr. Hochman currently leads Mr. Gascón by more than 20 points with an estimated 59% of votes counted.
Gascón trailed Hochman for much of the race, with polls in early October showing him up to 30 points behind him. According to He responded to a poll conducted by the University of California, Berkeley Institute of Government (IGS), which was co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times. In 2020, a Soros-backed district attorney won with 53% of the vote. According to Until the final vote count. (Watch The Daily Caller’s documentary “Rigged” here)
“This is primarily a vote for Gascón,” said Mark DiCamillo, director of IGS polling at the University of California, Berkeley. said LA Times in November. “Mr. Hochman is the other candidate in this race and is in the fortunate position of running against an unpopular incumbent.”
Hochman supports tougher penalties for crimes and an end to “early release policies.” According to Visit his campaign website. He received support from the Los Angeles County Police Chiefs Association, among other local police organizations.
“Although the final votes have not been counted, the voices of Los Angeles County residents are being heard and they are telling George enough is enough.” [Gascón’s] And they look forward to a safer future,” Hochman said in reaction to the initial results, the LA Times reported.
On Thursday, October 10, 2024, District Attorney candidate Nathan Hockman spoke at a press conference alongside actress Esme Bianco about not yet prosecuting singer Marilyn Manson and other cases involving gender-based violence. He criticized Los Angeles County Attorney George Gascon for mishandling numerous cases. Los Angeles, California. (Michael Blackshear/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
During his time in Los Angeles, Gascón faced intense criticism for his lenient approach to prosecuting criminals. When he took office, he promised not to pursue the death penalty, not to try minors as adults, and not to give life sentences without parole. According to to the bolt.
The Gascon government released Leroy McCrary on probation for armed robbery, but McCrary is suspected of shooting Patricia McKay in a separate robbery while out in July. He also offered a plea deal to Nancy Jackson, 61, who murdered three family members in her home in 2018, reducing her potential 75-year prison sentence to just 20 years. (Related: Progressive Rep. George Gascon’s office union sues him)
Left-wing prosecutors also approved a two-year prison term in a juvenile facility for trans woman Hannah Tubbs, a biological male who sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl before she turned 18.
Gascon’s tenure was marked by an increase in overall crime, with violent crimes increasing by 12% and property crimes increasing by 15% from 2021 to 2023. According to To CalMatters.
Gascón was funded by left-wing billionaire George Soros and received a $4.5 million grant from the Solace-affiliated California Justice and Public Safety PAC to support his 2020 campaign. But Soros, along with Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, did not fund his 2024 re-election bid.
Gascon and Hochman’s campaigns did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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