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Nithya Raman’s Lead Over Spencer Pratt In L.A. Mayor’s Race Grows To 22K; Karen Bass, Projected To Face Ex-Ally In Runoff, “Looks Forward To Winning”

9 June 2026 at 00:02
The trend in Los Angeles’ mayoral primary race continues to lean Nithya Raman’s way as the two-term City Council member grew her lead over Spencer Pratt for a run-off against incumbent Karen Bass. There are more votes still to be counted, but it looks almost certain that Raman’s surge has swept the Donald Trump endorsed-Pratt […]

Karen Bass and Spencer Pratt Lead in Early Returns in Bizarre L.A. Mayor’s Race

3 June 2026 at 05:00
Karen Bass and Spencer Pratt led in early returns in the race for Los Angeles mayor on Tuesday night, with Councilwoman Nithya Raman running in third. The Associated Press projected that Bass — who was in first place — had secured a spot in the runoff. Though Pratt held a significant lead over Raman, the […]

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  • Spencer Pratt Breaks Silence On L.A. Mayor’s Race Loss Dominic Patten
    Spencer Pratt’s near deafening silence over being shut out of the runoff race to be Los Angeles’ Mayor has come to an end, sorta. Three days after counted ballots in the bids between The Hills self-declared villain and Councilmember Nithya Raman to secure the second spot in the mayoral election this fall saw former Palisades […]
     

Spencer Pratt Breaks Silence On L.A. Mayor’s Race Loss

11 June 2026 at 20:13
Spencer Pratt’s near deafening silence over being shut out of the runoff race to be Los Angeles’ Mayor has come to an end, sorta. Three days after counted ballots in the bids between The Hills self-declared villain and Councilmember Nithya Raman to secure the second spot in the mayoral election this fall saw former Palisades […]

It’s Bass Vs. Pratt: Early L.A. Mayor Election Results Leaning Towards Incumbent Against ‘Hills’ Villain In The Fall

3 June 2026 at 14:16
UPDATE, 7 a.m. Wednesday: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will be on the ballot in November, a result that was not surprising based on recent polls, but comfort nonetheless given voter discontent in the city. The Associated Press declared that Bass would make the general election. Reality star Spencer Pratt was still in second place, […]

Battle For L.A.: Incumbent Karen Bass On Trump Backing Pratt For Mayor, LAPD Control, ParaBros Deal & Protecting Hollywood Jobs For Angelenos

21 May 2026 at 01:21
Editor’s note: In what could be one of the most consequential elections in Los Angeles’ history, the race this year for mayor sees two former allies in an increasingly sharp bid to take over City Hall. With many issues in the contest between incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, Councilmember Nithya Raman and reality TV vet Spencer Pratt impacting the entertainment industry, Deadline […]

L.A. Mayor Race Gets Legal: Bass Mocks Pratt’s Supporters As “AI Cartoons”; Incumbent Broke Election Laws, ‘Hills’ Vet Insists

26 May 2026 at 19:40
A week before the primary that could decide who the next mayor of Los Angeles is, incumbent Karen Bass and poll-rising challenger Spencer Pratt got legal and personal today in their war of campaign words. The white gloves have been off for a while as The Hills alum tries to use the loss of his […]

Paramount Politics: In Tough Year For Incumbents, $111B WBD Merger Has State AGs Concerned With More Than Antitrust After Feds Approve Deal

15 June 2026 at 21:15
EXCLUSIVE: In a tough and rough election year for incumbents, Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery has become a political football in California and across the nation. Just a few feet from Donald Trump, a smiling David Ellison was front and center last night for the UFC’s controversial and inflammatory Freedom250 cage matches […]

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  • Nithya Raman Overtakes Spencer Pratt in L.A. Mayor’s Race Jack Dunn
    UPDATE: This article was updated to reflect the newest round of ballots, which were counted on the evening of June 7. Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman has overtaken Spencer Pratt in the race for L.A.’s next mayor. After trailing the Republican and former reality star in a distant third, Raman leapfrogged Pratt for […]
     

Nithya Raman Overtakes Spencer Pratt in L.A. Mayor’s Race

7 June 2026 at 17:20
UPDATE: This article was updated to reflect the newest round of ballots, which were counted on the evening of June 7. Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman has overtaken Spencer Pratt in the race for L.A.’s next mayor. After trailing the Republican and former reality star in a distant third, Raman leapfrogged Pratt for […]

Spencer Pratt Concedes in L.A. Mayor Race: ‘You Have No Idea How Bad Things Are About to Get’

12 June 2026 at 18:38
Spencer Pratt conceded defeat in the race for Los Angeles mayor on Friday, painting a bleak picture of the city’s future under either of his opponents and vowing to continue to “expose this corrupt machine.” Pratt, a Republican and former star of “The Hills,” finished third in the June 2 primary behind two Democrats, incumbent […]

California and L.A. Candidates To Participate In Jamie’s List Forum With One Week To Primary

25 May 2026 at 19:00
With one week until the primary election, producer and podcaster Jamie Patricof and political strategist Mathew Littman plan to host what may be a final candidates’ forum for those seeking city, congressional and statewide office. The Zoom forum, to start at noon PT on Tuesday, will feature mayoral candidates Karen Bass, Nithya Raman and Adam […]

Los Angeles Mayor Race Heads To Primary Day With Karen Bass & Spencer Pratt In Front, But There’s “Little Joy In Mudville”

24 May 2026 at 14:35
Among plenty in Hollywood, the race for Los Angeles mayor isn’t so much a question of who to support, but rather how did it come to this? “A continued mess,” laments one top industry donor. With less than two weeks to go before the city’s crowded primary, polls point to incumbent Karen Bass and reality […]

Progressive Nithya Raman advances to November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass

9 June 2026 at 16:53
The election will test whether voters in the heavily Democratic city want to move further to the political left to address long-running problems of homelessness, buckled streets and sidewalks and climbing rent and home prices.

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