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Spencer Pratt could fall short of making it into runoff of LA Mayor's race 85%
6/8/2026, 5:25:33 PM
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Now to the heated Los Angeles race for mayor with primary votes still being counted.
Mayor Karen Bass is holding on to her lead.
But reality TV star Spencer Pratt is seeing his chances of making the runoff election dwindle.
Here's ABC's Ka Witworth.
He's the upstart conservative candidate from reality TV.
But tonight, Spencer Pratt could fall just short of making it into a November runoff with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
>> I look around and a city's failing most of Los Angeles.
Pratt was in second place on election night, but in California, where 80% of voters vote by mail, it can take weeks to get final results.
And tonight, Pratt now in third place with progressive council member Nthia Ramen moving past him.
>> What I've heard from voters across the city right now is a sense of dissatisfaction with the direction of the city.
>> Pratt's home burned in the LA wildfires.
He's harshly attacked the mayor.
His campaign getting a boost from sharing splashy AI videos.
He ran as an independent but was endorsed by President Trump.
>> I heard he's a big mag person.
>> Now with Pratt trailing Trump making baseless claims of fraud, citing how long it's taking to count the ballots, but this is typical for California.
Ballots postmarked by election day can arrive up to a week later and still be counted.
And election workers crosscheck the signatures on those mail-in ballots.
It's not fast, but it's meant to prevent voter fraud.
This is really about making sure that every eligible ballot in this election is counted and counted correctly.
>> And Lindsay, the results in the primary, California governor's race haven't been finalized yet either.
Currently in first place, it's Democrat Javier Bera.
In second place, it's former Fox News host Steve Hilton.
And rounding out the top three, Democrat Tommy Styer.
>> Ka Whitworth for us. Just kind of thank you.
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