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Nithya Raman leads Spencer Pratt in LA mayor’s race as vote-counting continues <p>Progressive and former reality TV star have been battling for the number two spot to face off against Karen Bass</p><p>Nithya Raman, the progressive Los Angeles city councillor, appeared to be edging out Spencer Pratt in the LA mayoral race challenging Karen Bass as Donald Trump continues to repeat falsehoods that California elections are “rigged”.</p><p>The pair have been battling for the number two spot to face off against the incumbent, who already secured enough votes to advance to a runoff in November. Pratt, a former reality TV star, held a lead over Raman for days, but as ballot processing from last week’s election continued, the city councillor has pulled ahead.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/la-mayoral-race-california-elections-vote-counting-continues">Continue reading...</a>

Pratt Concedes in LA Mayor's Race - MyNewsLA.com Spencer Pratt Friday released what appeared to be a concession speech — remarks that quickly turned into a commitment to expose alleged corruption in the city now that his Los Angeles mayoral “campaign phase is over.” In his three-minute video, the former reality television personality moved on from the election to criticize Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilwoman Nithya Raman — who both beat him out in the June 2 primary and are now facing each other in November’s general election — and the state of the city. “I didn’t get in this for political power, I got in this to expose this corrupt machine and nothing’s changed,” Pratt said. “… And now I don’t have to worry about offending CNN viewers. I don’t have a campaign to hamstring me now. It’s war.” “Angelenos are now stuck with two morons responsible for all their problems and they have to choose between dumb and dumber … The city will tumble headlong into the abyss,” Pratt added. Representative for Bass’ and Raman’s campaigns did not immediately respond to requests for comment. “We have some recordings of one of your exalted candidates doing and saying something that would make her …

BREAKING: Progressive Nithya Raman has now pulled AHEAD of Republican Spencer Pratt to challenge incumbent LA Mayor Karen Bass in November. Thank goodness Pratt will be a distant memory soon. I keep telling people they have to be patient with California!!!

Left-winger beats Republican to advance to LA mayor runoff: media Left-wing candidate Nithya Raman will face incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayor's runoff in November, knocking the Republican candidate backed by President Donald Trump out of the race, US media projected.

California dreamin', MAGA screamin'- Trump and co see red in PIO Nithya Raman's surge in LA In a stunning turn of events, the Los Angeles mayoral race took a new twist as progressive Nithya Raman eclipsed Republican Spencer Pratt during vote tallying. MAGA supporters quickly raised alarm bells, claiming irregularities in the election process, despite experts pointing to California's notoriously sluggish mail-in ballot counting.

Pratt ran as a Republican, in an overwhelming Democratic Los Angeles. Total Registered 2,216,609 Dem 1,224,737 Rep 326,292 AI: In November 2020, Nithya Raman defeated incumbent David Ryu, first Asian-American woman elected to the LA City Council, a victory described as a “political earthquake”

1. BREAKING Nithya Raman now leads Spencer Pratt in the LA Mayor’s race. The latest batch breaks: 40.59% for Nithya Raman (+19,096 votes) 33.94% for Karen Bass (+15,691 votes) 18.14% for Spencer Pratt (+8,489 votes)

Democratic Socialist Overcomes GOP-Funded Opponent to Advance in Los Angeles Mayor Race <p>City Councilmember Nithya Raman will face off against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the November general election.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theintercept.com/2026/06/08/la-mayor-results-raman-bass-pratt/">Democratic Socialist Overcomes GOP-Funded Opponent to Advance in Los Angeles Mayor Race</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theintercept.com">The Intercept</a>.</p>

Nithya Raman: progressive who bested Spencer Pratt eyes Hollywood twist <p>Raman shook up LA mayoral race by entering hours before the deadline – now she faces her one-time political ally</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/karen-bass-nithya-raman-los-angeles-mayoral-race">Raman advances to face Karen Bass in LA mayoral runoff</a></p></li></ul><p>On election night, Nithya Raman seemed as if she was prepared to lose the second spot in the Los Angeles mayoral race to the reality TV star Spencer Pratt, whose viral campaign appeared on track to upend the contest.</p><p>“Many thousands of votes will be counted in the days ahead, and we may not get an answer we like. But regardless of what happens next, nobody can take away what all of us have built together,” Raman, a progressive Democrat who sits on the LA city council, told her supporters.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/nithya-raman-los-angeles-mayor-runoff-profile">Continue reading...</a>

BREAKING: LA Councilmember Nithya Raman will advance to the November general election in the mayoral race to face the incumbent, Karen Bass, after overtaking ex-reality TV star Spencer Pratt in the primary, the Associated Press projects. READ MORE: www.ms.now/news/nithya-...

California primary results 2026: Did Spencer Pratt win? Latest as Nithya Raman closes gap for LA mayor runoff spot Spencer Pratt holds second place in LA’s mayoral race, but Nithya Raman is gaining as vote counting continues.

BREAKING: Nithya Raman surges past Spencer Pratt and is expected to place second behind Karen Bass in the Los Angeles Mayor Primary, qualifying her for the General Election. JUST IN: Progressive Nithya Raman will advance to the general election and face incumbent Karen Bass.

Pratt ran as a Republican, in an overwhelming Democratic Los Angeles. Total Registered 2,216,609 Dem 1,224,737 Rep 326,292 AI: "In November 2020, Nithya Raman defeated incumbent David Ryu, first Asian-American woman elected to the LA City Council, a victory described as a “political earthquake”

BREAKING: “Los Angeles City Councilmember [and city planner] Nithya Raman surged past reality television personality Spencer Pratt in the city’s mayoral primary election Sunday, capping off a 5-day turnaround after she fell behind to Pratt on election night.” Let’s go @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social.

‼️ BREAKING @ms.now: Nithya Raman will face Mayor Karen Bass in the November runoff, AP projects. 🗳️ Raman overtook Spencer Pratt in the latest vote dump by nearly 3 points, and has a more than 20,000 vote lead w/ >90% of the votes counted. Pratt’s done.

BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨 Nithya Raman will advance to the November election in the Los Angeles mayoral race, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, after overtaking Spencer Pratt for second place as more votes were counted in the days after the June 2 primary. www.cnn.com/2026/06/08/p...

BREAKING: Nithya Raman has overtaken reality TV star Spencer Pratt for second place in the Los Angeles mayor primary. Pratt had been in the lead since Tuesday night, but the Progressive Democrat has surged ahead in the latest vote count.

Nithya Raman edges out Spencer Pratt to face Karen Bass in LA mayoral runoff <p>Progressive challenger to face incumbent mayor in November as former reality star Pratt trails behind</p><p>Nithya Raman, a progressive Los Angeles city council member, has advanced to the November runoff for LA mayor.</p><p>She will face incumbent mayor Karen Bass, who is seeking a second term to lead America’s second largest city.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/karen-bass-nithya-raman-los-angeles-mayoral-race">Continue reading...</a>

BREAKING Nithya Raman just overtook Spencer Pratt in the LA mayor vote count Today's update puts Raman ahead of Pratt by over 3,000 votes Her tally has steadily trended up since Election Day, so this was expected She beat Pratt by 22 points in tonight's batch, 23 pts Saturday, and 21 pts Friday

Who is Nithya Raman? All on LA councilmember as she defeats Spencer Pratt for 2nd spot in mayor runoff The trend in Los Angeles’ mayoral primary race is still leaning Nithya Raman’s way. Here's what to know about her.