Spencer Pratt out of LA mayor race as left-wing rival Nithya Raman advances

Spencer Pratt out of LA mayor race as left-wing rival Nithya Raman advancesJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSareen HabeshianLos AngelesLos Angeles Times via Getty ImagesReality star Spencer Pratt has lost the race for Los Angeles mayor, with progressive city council member Nithya Raman advancing to face incumbent Karen Bass in November, US media outlets project.Raman's win was declared nearly a week after the 2 June election in California. Bass swiftly secured enough votes, but counting continued to be tallied to find who she would run against to lead the nation's second most populous city.The delay led to US President Donald Trump alleging without proof that Democrats were "trying to steal" elections in the state.The winner of November's race will lead the city as it grapples with homelessness and housing affordability.Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass advances to run-off in race to run California's biggest cityHere's why counting votes in California is taking so longIf Bass wins the vote later this year, she will serve a second and final term as mayor.The 72-year-old has had a lengthy career in politics and community organising in LA, serving six terms in Congress representing parts of Los Angeles. She chaired the Congressional Black Caucus and was a key member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.She was reportedly floated as a potential running mate for then-presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in 2020.Before being elected to Congress, Bass served in the California state assembly, where she became the first black woman to serve as a House speaker in any state legislature.Her mayoral term has been defined by her responses to the city's homelessness issue, federal immigration raids and a destructive wildfire that burned through a wealthy neighbourhood in Los Angeles in January 2025.Bass has faced widespread scrutiny in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire, which destroyed thousands of homes and left...