De-escalation: Karen Bass Advances to Runoff

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman advanced to a November runoff against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, eliminating Spencer Pratt from the race. ABC News, citing the AP, and the New York Times results page both confirmed the top-two lineup.

Raman, a progressive Democrat on the City Council, edged out former reality TV star Spencer Pratt for the second spot, according to CBC, AOL, Rolling Stone, and Time. Bass remains the sitting mayor heading into the November contest.

Mail-in ballot updates over several days pushed Raman past Pratt, with the call coming nearly a week after Election Day, The Pride LA and the BBC reported. ABC News noted the AP call after the updated tallies.

The BBC said Bass secured her runoff slot quickly as votes were tallied, while The Guardian reported Raman entered the mayoral race only hours before the filing deadline. The matchup is set for November in Los Angeles.

The Intercept characterized Pratt as a GOP-funded, right-leaning contender, while other outlets emphasized his reality TV profile; none disputed his elimination once late ballots were counted. Opinion analyses from CalMatters and the Washington Post followed the call, dissecting Pratt’s loss and the Bass–Raman matchup.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources