Nithya Raman Cuts Spencer Pratt Lead to 6 Points as 250,000 Ballots May Remain
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 5
Nithya Raman Cuts Spencer Pratt Lead to 6 Points as 250,000 Ballots May Remain
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 5
Summary
Thursday’s updated count put Spencer Pratt at 29.4% and Nithya Raman at 23.4%, narrowing the gap after Raman outperformed him in roughly 60,000 newly tabulated ballots.
Those late-counted ballots are expected to lean Democratic, keeping alive Raman’s chance to overtake Pratt for the second spot in November’s Los Angeles mayoral election.
Karen Bass, the Democratic incumbent, remained in first place with 35% and is already on track to advance to the general election.
Los Angeles County has not given a city-specific estimate of outstanding ballots, but historical patterns suggest 250,000 to 300,000 votes could still be left to count.