🎉Pratt Leads Raman For Final Run-Off Spot As Ballots Still Being Counted.!!##

California’s election results are still coming in from the June 2 primary. Making matters even more worrisome, Democratic leaders in the state claim it could take weeks to count all the ballots. But in the Los Angeles mayoral contest, incumbent Democrat Karen Bass didn’t crack the 51% needed to win outright, setting up a runoff in November. More importantly, there’s a battle between former reality TV personality and Republican Spencer Pratt and City Council member and Democrat Nithya Raman.

At the time of this writing on Thursday morning, Pratt is ahead and Raman would have to make up a huge number of votes. Roughly 62% of the vote has been counted as of Wednesday night. Per the New York Times, here’s where the voting totals stand as of this writing on Thursday morning: -Karen Bass – 183,701 (35%) -Spencer Pratt – 157,116 (29.9%) -Nithya Raman – 119,809 (22.8%)

So far, Pratt looks likely to square off against Bass in November. No Republican has won a mayoral race in Los Angeles in more than three decades. But the votes he has already earned reflect a real frustration among Angelenos with a city that has declined after years of Democratic rule.

Business Leader Explains Pratt’s Rise

A business leader and former city council candidate said Spencer Pratt’s rise in the Los Angeles mayoral race is a result of voters’ unhappiness with the status quo on crime, the recent wildfires, and the unfriendly business climate.