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Nithya Raman knocks Spencer Pratt off second place in LA mayor's race 37%
By Jamie Paige0%
6/7/2026, 5:08:41 PM
Topics: Mayoral Race, Election Results
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Nithya Raman has overtaken Spencer Pratt for the first time in the race for second place in Los Angeles’ mayoral contest.
New results released by Los Angeles County show Raman with 196,198 votes, or 27.12%, compared with Pratt’s 193,085 votes, or 26.69%.
The latest tally gives Raman a 3,113-vote lead after she trailed Pratt by 7,494 votes just one day earlier.
Raman picked up 19,096 votes in Sunday’s count, more than double Pratt’s gain of 8,489 votes.
The latest batch of ballots produced a 10,607-vote swing between the two candidates, erasing Pratt’s advantage and moving Raman into second place.
Mayor Karen Bass remained in first place with 250,871 votes, or 34.68%.
The turnaround marks a remarkable shift from election night, when Pratt appeared well-positioned to secure a runoff spot.
As additional ballots have been counted over the past week, Raman has steadily narrowed the gap before finally moving ahead Sunday.
Pratt dropped a snarky dig at Raman’s homeless record after the new ballots dropped, citing a homeless report showing over 43,000 people are homeless in LA on any given night in 2025.
He said: “A net swing of more than 43,000 votes since Tuesday… 43,000, huh?
Where have I seen that number before…?
Probably nothing.”
Raman's campaign, meanwhile, pointed to the latest results.
“We are encouraged by the latest vote count and remain grateful to the thousands of Angelenos who have powered this campaign,” Raman said.
Bass campaign spokesman Alex Stack signaled the mayor’s team was already looking ahead to a potential November matchup.
“If Raman maintains that position, Mayor Bass looks forward to winning a contest against an opponent who allows encampments near schools and fights against hiring more cops, yet is MIA on saving Hollywood jobs and fighting back when ICE invades L.A.,” Stack said.
Sunday's update brought Los Angeles County to 83% of ballots counted, according to election officials.
California counties have until early July to complete and certify their election results.
The governor's race also continued to move Sunday as former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra widened his advantage over Republican Steve Hilton.
According to results reported by the Associated Press at 5:15 p.m.
Sunday, Becerra increased his total from 1,732,755 votes, or 26.8%, on Saturday to 1,882,399 votes, or 27.2%, gaining 149,644 votes in the latest rounds of counting.
Hilton rose from 1,704,821 votes and 26.4% on Saturday to 1,787,476 votes and 25.8% on Sunday, adding 82,655 votes.
The latest ballots allowed Becerra to expand his lead from 27,934 votes on Saturday to 94,923 votes by Sunday evening — an increase of 66,989 votes.
Billionaire businessman Tom Steyer remained in third place with 1,488,251 votes, or 21.5%.
Although Steyer added 126,702 votes since Saturday, he remained nearly 300,000 votes behind Hilton in the race for the second spot in November's runoff.
Election officials are expected to release another round of results Monday.
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