Raman Gains Ground in L.A. Mayor Race as Pratt Stays Close

In Los Angeles’s mayoral primary, Nithya Raman narrowed the gap with Spencer Pratt to about six percentage points, trailing Pratt by roughly 33,000 votes as Karen Bass maintained a lead with 35% to Pratt’s 29% and Raman’s 23%. If no candidate surpasses 50%, the top two advance to the November runoff; mail-in ballots postmarked election day will continue to be counted through Tuesday, keeping results fluid as late ballots come in.