Mayoral candidate Nithya Raman narrows gap with Spencer Pratt in the race for second
Key takeaways
- Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman has narrowed the gap with reality TV personality Spencer Pratt in the race to make the Nov.
- Raman remained in third place, trailing Pratt by just under six percentage points, the results showed.
- A day earlier, she was 37,307 votes behind Pratt, the onetime villain on MTV’s “The Hills.”
From left, L.A. mayoral candidates Spencer Pratt, Karen Bass and Nithya Raman. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times, Karla Gachet / For The Times, Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times) By David Zahniser Staff Writer Follow June 4, 2026 4:45 PM PT 3 2 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman has narrowed the gap with reality TV personality Spencer Pratt in the race to make the Nov. 3 runoff against Mayor Karen Bass, according to the latest election update posted Thursday.
Raman remained in third place, trailing Pratt by just under six percentage points, the results showed. On Wednesday afternoon, she was about seven points behind. When county workers finished tabulating votes on election night, the gap between the two was eight percentage points.