Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePratt's campaign, launched after his house burned down in 2025 wildfires, attacked Bass's response and claimed support from celebrities (Getty)Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt finished third in the June 2 primary election, according to Associated Press polling data. Pratt broke his social media silence Tuesday by posting a cryptic photo of a lone duck sailing across a body of water at sunset.Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass was declared the winner of the primary race. Progressive city council member Nithya Raman secured second place with 28.5 percent of the vote, surpassing Pratt's 25.8 percent as counting continued.Pratt's campaign, launched after his house burned down in the 2025 wildfires, attacked Bass's response and claimed support from celebrities including Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio.In fullThe Hills star Spencer Pratt breaks social media silence after LA mayoral defeat with cryptic postThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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…

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

Pratt lost ground with every new batch of vote dumps

Spencer Pratt's improbable Los Angeles mayoral run may be over, but questions about his political future are only beginning.