Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman will secure second place in the June 2 mayoral primary, CNN projects, pass former reality-TV star Spencer Pratt.
Raman will face incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in November after gaining ground on Pratt as more mail-in ballots were counted in the days following the primary.
The progressive Democrat is expected to pose a tougher challenge to Bass than Pratt would have in a city where Democrats heavily outnumber Republicans.
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Nithya Raman will advance to the November election in the Los Angeles mayoral race, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, after overtaking Spencer Pratt for second place as more votes were counted in the days after the June 2 primary.
