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Democrat Nithya Raman<\/strong> has overtaken Republican Spencer Pratt<\/strong> to secure second place in the primary race for Los Angeles’ next mayor.<\/p>\n

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After the latest round of ballots<\/a> were counted on the evening of Sunday, June 7, the Los Angeles City Council member, 44, leapfrogged Pratt, 42, to sit just behind incumbent Karen Bass<\/strong>. Prior to Sunday’s count, Raman had been trailing behind the Hills<\/em><\/a> alum by a considerable margin.<\/p>\n

Raman currently holds 27.12% of the vote at the time of publication, compared to Pratt who holds 26.69%. Bass, 72, is meanwhile holding strong with 34.68% of the vote. (The results have already cemented Bass’ place in the November runoff for L.A. mayor.)<\/p>\n

While Pratt looked likely to advance his bid, finishing in third place would knock him out of November’s showdown.<\/p>\n

Raman exclusively<\/a> told Us Weekly<\/em> on April 30, via a “Nithya for Mayor” spokesperson, that she condemned Pratt for filming part of his own campaign outside her home.<\/p>\n

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“Filming outside my home, where I live with my young children, feels unnecessary and reckless,” the spokesperson said at the time. Pratt’s campaign included an advertisement that saw him visit the homes of both Raman and Bass to provide insight into each candidate’s unique living situations. (Pratt and his wife, Heidi Montag<\/strong>, have lived in a trailer with their two children since losing their home in the 2025 Palisades wildfires.)<\/p>\n

“The system in Los Angeles isn’t struggling; it’s fundamentally broken,” Pratt declared during the “They Let Us Burn” public demonstration that announced the campaign. “It is a machine designed to protect the people at the top and the friends they exchange favors with while the rest of us drown in toxic smoke and ash. Business as usual is a death sentence for Los Angeles, and I’m done waiting for someone to take real action.”<\/p>\n

He exclusively<\/a> told Us Weekly<\/em> in a May 27 cover story that he had never predicted he would be running for mayor.<\/p>\n

“I truly never imagined I would actually, probably [become] the mayor,” he said. “I just wanted somebody to [tell] the truth, and I wanted to have that platform as a candidate against [Bass] to get the truth,” he said at the time.<\/p>\n

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Copyright 2026 Us Weekly. All rights reserved<\/i><\/p>\n

This story was originally published June 7, 2026 at 10:20 PM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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