Ms. Raman, a progressive Democrat, surprised many allies when she entered the Los Angeles mayor’s race at the last minute.
Early election results are beginning to come in Tuesday night in one of the most closely watched and unpredictable Los Angeles mayoral races in decades, with incumbent Mayor Karen Bass facing strong challenges from City Councilmember Nithya Raman and political outsider Spencer Pratt.
NBC News' Steve Kornacki is tracking the races and current predictions for California governor and Los Angeles mayor during the primary election.
In the highly watched mayoral race in Los Angeles, former reality show star Spencer Pratt is likely to make his way into a runoff against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.
The incumbent politician will likely face off again against reality star Spencer Pratt in November
The mayor's opponent could be either Republican newcomer and reality TV star Spencer Pratt, or a fellow Democrat, council member Nithya Raman.
Highly popular reality TV star-turned-mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt appears to be on track to advance past the open primary for Los Angeles Mayor to face Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the November runoff election. That is, if they don't rig the election with fraudulent late mail-in ballots. The post JUST IN: First Ballot Dump in Los Angeles Mayor Race…
