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.

Former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman had a commanding lead over incumbent George Gascón in the Los Angeles District Attorney race, according to the semi-official results of the Nov. 5 election, which the Los Angeles County registrar’s office ...