Pratt Knocked Out of Race, Leaving Bass and Raman to Battle for LA Mayor

Spencer Pratt has officially been shut out of the running for Los Angeles mayor, with City Councilwoman Nithya Raman overtaking the reality television star and securing a spot in November’s runoff against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass.

While he initially held a strong second-place position with 29% of the vote—only 7% behind Bass and nearly 10% ahead of Raman—additional mail-in ballots counted in the days following the election allowed Raman to close the gap before ultimately surpassing him.

Pratt’s last post online, made hours before the race was called, was optimistic. Pratt has yet to comment on the updated call that he will not advance to the runoff.

Following the decision, Bass wasted no time calling Pratt out, accusing him of having a “MAGA” agenda.

Bass then turned her attention toward the general election, leveling accusations at her competitor, Raman, saying the councilwoman “allows encampments near schools and fights against hiring more cops.”

Raman entered the mayoral race late and had previously aligned herself with Bass on several issues.

Throughout the campaign, however, she increasingly positioned herself as an alternative to the current administration, criticizing what she described as Los Angeles’ “broken status quo.”

Following her comeback victory, Raman thanked supporters and celebrated her advancement to the runoff.

Angelenos will now have to choose in November between Bass—who saw more than 13,000 homes burn in the Palisades fires and presides over a city with more than 43,000 homeless residents—and Raman, who previously said she did not believe children would be safer “if a tent was 500 feet away from a school.”