L.A. Mayor’s Race: Nithya Raman Closes in on Spencer Pratt, Who Grows Frustrated With Slow Vote Counting

By Jack Dunn

Jack Dunn

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Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman is within striking distance of Spencer Pratt in the race for L.A.’s next mayor. She is expected to overtake the Republican and former reality star for second place when the tally from the next round of ballots is released on Sunday afternoon.

After she was slotted in a distant third, Raman has slowly gained on Pratt and is now within 1% of the votes needed to surpass him. With 78% of the ballots counted, Raman is at 26.21%, and Pratt has 27.32%. Incumbent Karen Bass, with 34.81% of the vote, has already earned her place in the November runoff.

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