Former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman on Wednesday, Nov. 6, declared victory in his bid to become Los Angeles’ next district attorney, appearing to trounce incumbent George Gascón, a national leader in the progressive movement who swept into office ...

Hochman, a former federal prosecutor, calls himself a “hard middle” candidate who would reject both mass incarceration and the “public safety failure” of Gascón’s tenure the past four years. He advanced out of a primary field of 11 challengers and spent most of the campaign attacking Gascón policies that he says led to increased crime and a lack of consequences for juvenile offenders.

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has lost his reelection battle against former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman, the Associated Press projects.