With roughly 93% of the vote counted, Bass and Raman led a crowded 14-candidate field with about 34.3% and 28.6%, respectively.

The ex-MTV star was all ready to call it after Tuesday's primary. But a new drop of ballots puts Raman right at his heels.

Pratt's lead is down to just one point Saturday evening after a ballot release that saw Raman garner more votes than not just Pratt but fellow Democrat Bass.

Nithya Raman is closing in on Spencer Pratt in the race of L.A.'s next mayor.

Nithya Raman has extended her lead over Spencer Pratt in the race for L.A.’s next mayor, and is likely to face off against Karen Bass in November.

Pratt dropped to third with 25.8% of the vote as he was beaten to the runoff by incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and progressive Nithya Raman when AP called the race.

As of Sunday night's ballot drop brought on by the slow counting of ballots in California, Raman has now overtaken Pratt for second place by 3,000 votes and is now favored to…

Spencer Pratt holds second place in LA’s mayoral race, but Nithya Raman is gaining as vote counting continues.

NBC News hasn’t yet projected who will join Mayor Karen Bass in the November runoff election.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Days after California’s primary, Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt are still waiting to see who makes the November runoff for Los Angeles mayor against incumbent…

Pratt rose to prominence by running advertisements generated by artificial intelligence and blaming Karen Bass for “burning my house.”

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman has overtaken Spencer Pratt in the closely watched Los Angeles mayoral primary election.

L.A. City Councilwoman Nithya Raman surged past Spencer Pratt in the race for L.A. mayor after previously trailing by 6%. The California gubernatorial primary also remained…

L.A. City Councilwoman Nithya Raman surged past Spencer Pratt on Sunday in the race for LA mayor. The California governor's race remains undecided.

While Spencer Pratt has garnered millions of views online and Karen Bass has been forced to defend her legacy, Raman has flown under the media radar.

NBC News projects Bass, the Democratic incumbent, and Raman, a City Council member, will face off in November after receiving the most votes in the all-party first-round election.

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…

Progressive challenger Nithya Raman will advance to a runoff against incumbent Democratic Mayor Karen Bass.

Progressive challenger to face incumbent mayor in November as former reality star Pratt trails behind

With roughly 93% of the vote counted, Bass and Raman led a crowded 14-candidate field with about 34.3% and 28.6%, respectively.

The trend in Los Angeles’ mayoral primary race is still leaning Nithya Raman’s way. Here's what to know about her.