<p>Leftist Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman will advance to the November mayoral election after nearly a week of counting late-arriving ballots, locking Republican Spencer Pratt out of the race.</p>
<p>Sunday’s vote drop surged Raman past Pratt for the first time, a stunning turnaround for the leftist who trailed Pratt by more than nine points on election night.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-california-mayor-los-angeles.html">With 83% of the vote counted,</a> incumbent Mayor Karen Bass holds 34.7%, Raman in second at 27.1% and Pratt placing third with 26.7%. <a href="https://x.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/2063772730437075457?s=20">Decision Desk HQ</a> projected the race at 7:57 p.m. EDT.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Decision Desk HQ projects Nithya Raman wins the second of two spots in the CA Los Angeles Mayor Nonpartisan Primary<a href="https://x.com/hashtag/DecisionMade?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DecisionMade</a>: 7:57 PM EDT <a href="https://t.co/PIwkJ5xxGO">pic.twitter.com/PIwkJ5xxGO</a></p>
<p>— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) <a href="https://x.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/2063772730437075457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Pratt and Raman have been watching the returns closely since the primary election was held on June 2 to determine which of them will face off in November against Democrat incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. Pratt held a lead of nearly ten points on Election Day, but every subsequent ballot dump has favored Raman by a large margin.</p>
<p>The projection effectively ends Pratt’s campaign, which tapped into the reality TV star’s savvy social media background to push a message of change in a city plagued by chronic challenges, including homelessness, crime and an affordability crisis.</p>
<p>Under California’s system, the top two votegetters in the mayoral primary, regardless of party, secure a place in the November election if neither receives more than 50% of the vote. Bass already secured a spot in the runoff, according to projections.</p>
<p>On Sunday, Pratt joined many Republicans nationwide in questioning California’s painstakingly slow vote-counting process. He responded to a social media post stating that late-arriving mail ballots had shifted the race by more than 43,000 votes since Tuesday, comparing that figure to the number of people living on the streets.</p>
<p>&#8220;A net swing of more than 43,000 votes since Tuesday. &#8230; 43,000, huh? Where have I seen that number before? Probably nothing,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/spencerpratt/status/2063784193688056310?s=20">Pratt said on X.</a></p>
<p>He is not alone. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-walks-out-on-nbcs-welker-youre-either-crooked-or-youre-stupid?author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Trump+Walks+Out+On+NBC%E2%80%99s+Welker%3A+%E2%80%98You%E2%80%99re+Either+Crooked+Or+You%E2%80%99re+Stupid%E2%80%99">President Donald Trump stormed out</a> of a ‘Meet the Press’ interview that aired Sunday over election integrity issues in California, ramping up his criticism he first expressed last week.</p>
<p>Trump took to Truth Social late Wednesday night and again on Thursday to accuse Democrats of election fraud, asking, “Why the vote counting DELAY???”</p>
<p>“Look what’s happening in California, the Dumocrats, right before our very eyes, are stealing the vote,” Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116693025089379568">posted</a> on Thursday.</p>
<p>Democrats deny accusations of fraud, pointing to California’s extensive vote-by-mail system and grace period for arriving ballots for the delay in results.</p>
<p>Pratt, a victim of the devastating January 2025 wildfires, captured national attention with a stronger-than-expected debate performance and viral advertisements railing against the city’s quality of life. He attempted to reach across party lines in a deep blue city where Republicans only make up <a href="https://tracker.politicaldata.com/?type=City&amp;value=CA+-+City+Of+Los+Angeles&amp;tab=1">15% of registered voters</a>.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">An analysis by <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/05/us/elections/los-angeles-mayor-primary-results-precinct-map.html">The New York Times</a> found that Bass dominated South Los Angeles, while Pratt performed strongest in the Palisades and West Los Angeles. Raman, meanwhile, carried Silver Lake and much of the city’s Eastside.</span></p>
<p>Raman, who is aligned with the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-far-left-l-a-mayoral-candidate-breaks-down-in-tears">Democratic Socialists of America</a>, launched a last-minute challenge to Bass and campaigned to peel away support from the mayor’s Left flank. On Tuesday night, she fought back tears as she addressed supporters in downtown Los Angeles.</p>
<p>“I hope you know that everything every person in this room is fighting for in this campaign has been about building a city that’s worthy of you and every child in this city,” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3Fiw800JNM">Raman said.</a></p>

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