Bass heads to runoff in Los Angeles mayoral race
Key takeaways
- The first-term mayor has faced a tough reelection battle against Republican reality TV star Spencer Pratt and progressive Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman (D), among others, in the race.
- Since Bass failed to notch more than 50 percent of the vote in the June 2 contest, she will face off against the second place finisher in a Nov. 3 runoff.
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Her opponent has yet to be determined. The first-term mayor has faced a tough reelection battle against Republican reality TV star Spencer Pratt and progressive Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman (D), among others, in the race. The mayor s contest is formally nonpartisan.
Since Bass failed to notch more than 50 percent of the vote in the June 2 contest, she will face off against the second place finisher in a Nov. 3 runoff. Pratt led Raman by about 8 percentage points with just over half of the vote reported, as of 2:20 a.m. EDT Wednesday.
The incumbent has come under intense scrutiny during her tenure, particularly over her response to the 2025 Pacific Palisades wildfires and homelessness, but Wednesday s results suggest the Democrat is on track to win a second term.