A lead on election night didn’t hold, and 'The Hills' star is politically done (for now).

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.

Political newcomer Spencer Pratt's lead over Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman in the race for L.A. mayor has continued to diminish since election night.

Political newcomer Spencer Pratt's lead over Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman in the race for L.A. mayor has continued to diminish since election night.

Nithya Raman has overtaken Spencer Pratt in the race for L.A.’s next mayor.

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.

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…

Nithya Raman pulled ahead of former reality TV star Spencer Pratt in the race for the second spot in the November election for Los Angeles mayor after a vote update Sunday evening.

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

Update (2200ET): In a stunning shift, 9 days after the actual election day, LA City Councilmember Nithya Raman has suddenly overtaken former reality TV star Spencer Pratt for…

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

Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt has lost significant ground in his bid to become mayor of Los Angeles.

TOI correspondent from Washington: Five days after polls closed in Los Angeles, Indian-American progressive Nithya Raman has staged a late surge to overtake Republican-backed…

The progressive candidate surged past the former reality star as mail-in votes continue to be counted.

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.

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…

Nithya Raman will advance to the November election in the Los Angeles mayoral race after overtaking Spencer Pratt for second place as more votes were counted in the days after the…