Karen Bass and Spencer Pratt lead Nithya Raman for Los Angeles mayor in early results
Early election results show incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and political outsider Spencer Pratt leading Nithya Raman in the Los Angeles mayoral race. With 16% of the vote counted, Bass has 36.54%, Pratt 30.12%, and Raman 20.18%. Election observers warn that final results may take days or weeks to determine due to the high number of mail-in ballots.
- ▪Karen Bass and Spencer Pratt are leading in the early results of the Los Angeles mayoral race.
- ▪The election has been influenced by concerns over homelessness, public safety, and affordability.
- ▪Voters may not know the final outcome for 10 to 14 days due to the verification process for mail-in ballots.
12 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 7 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 6 lean left, 3 centre, 1 lean right.
- ▪ Karen Bass, Spencer Pratt head to November run-off in Los Angeles mayoral race — The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
- ▪ Bass heads to runoff in Los Angeles mayoral race — The Hill
- ▪ Karen Bass to advance in L.A. mayoral runoff race, NBC News projects — NBC News — Politics
- ▪ Mayor Karen Bass will advance to the November election, CBS News projects — CBS News — Politics
- ▪ Karen Bass heads to LA mayoral runoff after falling short of majority — World news | The Guardian
- ▪ Karen Bass advances to LA mayoral runoff in November — Crypto Briefing
- ▪ Incumbent Karen Bass Advances to L.A. Mayoral Election in November — NYT — US
- ▪ Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass vows 'victory in November' in race with Spencer Pratt and Nithya Raman - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Karen Bass and Spencer Pratt Lead in Early Returns in Bizarre L.A. Mayor’s Race — Variety
- ▪ Karen Bass and Spencer Pratt Lead Early LA Mayor Results — TheWrap
- ▪ Nithya Raman: 5 Facts About the Candidate for Los Angeles Mayor — NYT — Politics
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Politics Karen Bass and Spencer Pratt lead Nithya Raman for Los Angeles mayor in early results By Jamie Paige Published June 2, 2026, 11:55 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google Early election results are beginning to come in Tuesday night in one of the most closely watched Los Angeles mayoral races in decades, with incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and political outsider Spencer Pratt taking an early lead. Karen Bass had 36.54% of the vote, Pratt was at 30.12% and councilmember Nithya Raman had 20.18% with 16% of the vote counted at 8:48 p.m. Tuesday night.
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