Progressive city council member Nithya Raman has advanced to a November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, setting up an unexpected matchup between two Democrats and former political allies to run the struggling city of nearly four million people.

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.

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.

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.

Nithya Raman, a Kerala-born progressive and current LA City Councilmember, is poised to challenge Karen Bass in the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral runoff.

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…

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…

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.

Continúa el recuento de votos y Nithya Raman tomó ventaja ante Spencer Pratt

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.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Progressive city council member Nithya Raman has advanced to a November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, setting up an unexpected matchup between…

The mayoral election is Nov. 3.

The mayoral election is Nov. 3.