Reality Bites
The LA City Council member overtook the MAGA-aligned former reality TV star, advancing to the November election
Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman has knocked former reality TV star Spencer Pratt out of the running, securing second place in the Los Angeles mayoral primary race.
The Associated Press called the race on Monday, announcing that Raman will advance to a November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, where the two former political allies will face off in the general election. As the outlet highlighted, Bass is the first Black woman to serve as LA mayor, and Raman could be the first South Asian woman in the role.
In California’s open primary system, which sees candidates of all parties run in a single pool with the top two advancing to the general, polling consistently showed Pratt was locked in a tight race with Raman, with late surveys giving Raman the edge. Raman surged in front of Pratt over the weekend as ballots continue to be counted.
