<p>The votes have not yet been fully counted in Los Angeles, but that has not stopped mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt from dropping a serious challenge on incumbent Mayor Karen Bass.</p>
<p>Pratt, who holds a seven-point lead over democratic socialist city councilwoman Nithya Raman, appears poised to hold onto second place and face Bass in a runoff in November&#8217;s general election, and he wants to debate her — weekly, if possible — until then.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Reporter: “Are you going to debate Karen Bass again?”</p>
<p>Spencer Pratt: “I love debating her on NBC. I look forward to a couple more on NBC and Fox. We can do debates every Friday if she would like. Because this actually became my most favorite thing to do.”</p>
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<p>&#8220;Are you going to debate Karen Bass again?&#8221; a reporter asked Pratt on Tuesday evening outside his primary election night party. &#8220;And what do you want to tell her if she sees this?&#8221;</p>
<p>“I loved debating her on NBC. I look forward to a couple more on NBC, and Fox,&#8221; Pratt replied. &#8220;We can do debates every Friday if she would like, because it’s actually become my favorite thing to do. So, yes, as many debates as Mayor Bass would like.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;What would you like to tell her now that it&#8217;s on?&#8221; the reporter asked.</p>
<p>“She knows it’s on. I hope she’s ready, you know, because I am — I literally could not be more excited,&#8221; the former MTV reality star added.</p>
<p>As the evening went on, Pratt voiced confidence that he would ultimately be the one to face Bass in November — and he declared that he was more than ready to do so: &#8220;I am ready for whatever God puts in front of me &#8230; I was going to be happy if I wasn’t moving forward, but now I feel very confident.&#8221;</p>
<p>As of Thursday morning, with <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/los-angeles-mayor-results">62% of the vote counted</a>, Bass was leading the field with 35% of the vote and had already been projected to move on to the runoff in the general election. Pratt followed with 29.9% of the vote, holding just over a seven-point lead on Raman, who had 22.8%.</p>
<p>The mail-in ballots, which are likely to favor Bass and Raman over Pratt, are what remain to be counted — and could take days, as signatures must be verified prior to the ballots being counted. If Bass succeeds in earning more than 50% of the vote, she could avoid a November runoff altogether. If she doesn&#8217;t, she will be the first incumbent Los Angeles mayor to be forced into a runoff in 21 years.</p>

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