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