LA mayor race flips as socialist beats reality TV star Pratt

[Mr. Sparkle]

Last edited Mon Jun 8, 2026, 07:22 AM - Edit history (2)

Source: Bloomberg via Msn

(Bloomberg) -- Democratic incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and Democratic City Councilmember Nithya Raman will advance to the runoff in November for Los Angeles mayor, Decision Desk HQ projects. Bass continued to lead the race with 34.68% of the vote, followed by Raman with 27.12% and reality star Spencer Pratt, a Republican, with 26.69%, according to Los Angeles County data.

"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," Alex Stack, a Bass campaign spokesperson, said in a statement.

Raman, who initially trailed Pratt by 8 percentage points, closed the gap as mail-in ballots were counted over the weekend, a protracted process in California that can drag on for weeks after polls close. "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 on Sunday.

Pre-election surveys showed the majority of LA voters had unfavorable opinions of Bass, who was elected in 2022 pledging to reduce homelessness and promote housing affordability. During her tenure, the city has battled devastating wildfires while also contending with Hollywood job losses, immigration raids under President Donald Trump and pervasive homeless encampments on streets and sidewalks. Pratt, best known as a reality TV villain on shows such as The Hills, grabbed headlines with a strong debate performance in April and a social media presence that included viral videos depicting him as a Batman-like character battling the Democratic establishment in Los Angeles and California.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/la-mayor-race-flips-as-socialist-beats-reality-tv-star-pratt/ar-AA253R4F

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[delisen]

1. This is a big win.

[yardwork]

13. Despite the media constantly pushing Pratt.

[Envirogal]

16. The media fawning was disgusting.

Pratt is such a flawed candidate, it was frustrating seeing how many softball questions this idiot received. It would have been a cake walk to choose from an array of issues to go after him and they just let him spew BS unchallenged.

It felt like 2015/16 with all the car wreck rubber necking. The media did over Trump.

[Delphinus]

2. So very

pleased to see Pratt didn't get into the runoff. What an ass.

[mwmisses4289]

3. I was going to say, cue the whinging by

the loser about mail in ballots and being cheated, but I see its already started.

[Aristus]

6. It's not just whinging.

There are already posts out there of the "strap on yer guns, boys! We're gunna take it BACK!"-variety.

God, this nation is insane...

[mwmisses4289]

7. Yeah I saw one of those.

Idjits don't mind when repukes are in power and trampling the hell out of everyone's rights, but gods forbid them dam librul dems are in power and try to good things.
Wish those idgits had been raptured back in september!

[BigmanPigman]

18. "Dam librul Dems"

has been replaced with an extremely clever idea....."dumBocrats"

It took him 80 years to come up with that brilliant adjective.

[mwmisses4289]

25. He came up with that?

I thought ol' rushy boy coined that term. Huh, learn something new every day.

[BigmanPigman]

27. He's been bragging about his clever nickname is

at rallies, from the Oval Office, etc. He just discovered this and he thinks it brings applause and laughter from his cabinet and his cult.

[The Grand Illuminist]

19. We must respond in kind.

Dog em.

[regnaD kciN]

26. More to the point, this is the blueprint for November...

Any time a Republican loses, scream “rigged election!!!” and try to get it overturned by any means necessary, including violence to stop certification.

Basically, it’ll be J6 all over again, by a factor of several hundred…and I’m far from confident about the outcome.

[Akakoji]

4. Not that anyone asked

But I think Raman is winning the general. As is Alex Bores in New York City! That is all. Thank you for your time.

[AverageOldGuy]

5. I'm confused

I must have failed reading comprehension.

The headline reads: LA mayor race flips as socialist beats reality TV star Pratt

Who is the socialist? Who is/who are the Democrat(s)?

[travelingthrulife]

12. Nothing like a little biased reporting. It's Bloomberg.

[QueerDuck]

8. Good luck to the Democrat!

[Maeve]

9. "Consternation"? He didn't write that! He just found out about the b in dumb!

[RussBLib]

10. Trump does not understand CA elections

Or, more likely, he DOES understand the process, but thinks he can get more mileage from lying and complaining that it’s all rigged.

https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1

[Retrograde]

20. Neither does whoever wrote the headline

It’s not uncommon for close races to shift as votes are counted, and there are still outstanding ballots. The top two candidates get to slug it out in the November general election: it looks like Bass is comfortably ahead right now. The “socialist” and the “reality star” are vying for the second spot.

[MichMan]

22. According to the article, the results are official

Still not sure how it "flips" when the winner is the incumbent

[Retrograde]

24. Unless Los Angeles uses a different system than the rest of the state

Los Angeles county (yes, I know it's more than just the city of Los Angeles) estimates 500,000 ballots left to be counted as of Friday's report, and mail-in ballots postmarked by 8PM on June 2 will still be processed if they arrive today. The results aren't official until they're certified by the county and the state, and the deadline for that is July 10.

There is no "winner" in a jungle primary. Karen Bass is not guaranteed another term: the top two candidates, regardless of party, will be on the ballot for the general election in November. That election, not this primary, will decide who will be governor, US Representatives, and other elected state officials. not an Angeleno, but I'd rather have Pratt on the ballot and lose decisively than have two Democrats pour gobs of resources into a slugfest until November - same with the other races.

[travelingthrulife]

11. Socialist? Didn't know we had a socialist political party.

[obamanut2012]

15. She is DSA

[travelingthrulife]

23. Forgot about that and I shouldn't have because I nearly joined it years ago.

I wish her luck.

[obamanut2012]

14. Hilton is probably going to be #2 in the Jungle Primary

And will be going to the GE, so wtf is he even talking about.

Oh, he is lying.

[The Grand Illuminist]

17. GOOD!

Fuck his family and fuck his house.

[DBoon]

21. Good. Maybe they can take down the AI slop billboards