Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman overtook former reality TV star Spencer Pratt for second place in the Los Angeles mayoral primary race on Sunday, the latest election results show.
With 83.2% of the expected vote in, Democratic incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, who NBC News projected on election night will advance to the November runoff, maintained her lead with 250,871 votes, or 34.68%, according to the updated vote tally released by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on Sunday afternoon.
Raman has 27.12% of the ballots counted so far, surpassing Pratt, who has 26.69%. She is now ahead of him by 3,113 votes.
For several days after election night, early results showed Raman behind Pratt. The progressive and first South Asian councilwoman at LA City Hall inched much closer on Friday, when she received twice as many votes as Pratt, a registered Republican. On Saturday, Raman was trailing by about 7,500 votes.
“We are encouraged by the latest vote count and remain grateful to the thousands of Angelenos who have powered this campaign,” Raman said in a statement to NBC Los Angeles on Sunday.
NBCLA reached out to Pratt’s campaign after Sunday’s vote dump but has not received a response. Pratt did, however, post on X, comparing Raman’s gain of votes since election night to the number of people who experience homelessness each night in the city.
Although NBC News has not projected which candidate will face Bass in November, Bass’ campaign released a statement following Sunday’s drop, referring to Raman as the mayor’s “general election opponent.”
“We look forward to winning a contest against an opponent who allows encampments near schools and fights against hiring more cops, yet is MIA on saving Hollywood jobs and fighting back when ICE invades LA,” campaign spokesperson Alex Stack said.
NBC4 political contributor Dr. Fernando Guerra said the trends are in favor of Raman to overtake Pratt. This video was broadcast during NBC4 News at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2026.