Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman overtook former reality TV star Spencer Pratt for the second-place spot in the Los Angeles mayoral race on Sunday, the latest election results show.
Democratic incumbent Mayor Karen Bass — who NBC News already projected will advance to the November runoff — remained in first place with 250,871 votes, or 34.68%, according to the updated tally released by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on Sunday.
Raman picked up 27.12% of the ballots, surpassing Pratt, who has 26.69%. Raman is now ahead by 3,113 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.
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.
“The trends are very much in favor of Councilmember Raman to overtake Spencer Pratt,” NBC4 political contributor Dr. Fernando Guerra told NBCLA on Saturday. “If she duplicates tomorrow what happened today, she will surpass him.”
NBCLA reached out to Pratt’s campaign after Sunday’s vote drop but has not received a response.
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.