Nithya Raman overtakes Spencer Pratt in Los Angeles mayoral race
Late mail ballots pushed Raman ahead of Spencer Pratt, leaving Karen Bass on track for the runoff as officials counted 122,807 more ballots.
- On Sunday, June 7, Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman overtook reality star Spencer Pratt for second place in the mayoral primary, setting up a potential November runoff against Mayor Karen Bass.
- California law allows mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted for seven days afterward, a process that fueled Raman's surge as late-arriving votes were processed over the weekend.
- Updated tallies show Raman leading Pratt by 3,113 votes with 196,198 to his 193,085, while Mayor Bass maintains a commanding lead with 250,871 votes according to Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder data.
- President Donald Trump and other conservatives alleged the shift signals a 'rigged election,' despite no evidence of fraud, while officials maintain the late-count patterns reflect standard mail-in ballot processing.
- As vote counting continues, Mayor Bass has begun targeting Raman as her likely general election opponent, focusing on her record regarding public safety and homelessness in the race's final stretch.
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