Updated June 6 vote counts left Spencer Pratt in second place in the Los Angeles mayoral race as county election officials continued processing ballots. Karen Bass led the field with 34.81% of the vote, Pratt had 27.32% and Nithya Raman was third with 26.21% in the latest tabulation.
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk processed 156,965 ballots on June 6, bringing the total number of ballots counted to 1,774,846 — a figure that represents 30.12% of registered voters. Those added ballots pushed Karen Bass well ahead of the pack while narrowing the margin between Pratt and Raman for the second slot.
The shift was sharp enough to erase late momentum Pratt appeared to have on June 5. At that point Bass and Pratt were tied at 28.24% and Raman trailed at 24.89%. The June 6 update shows Pratt slipping to 27.32% from 28.24% the day before, while Raman climbed to 26.21% — tightening what will likely be a race to hold the second spot as counting continues.
Under California’s jungle primary system, the top two finishers advance to the November general election regardless of party, and Karen Bass has already secured a position to move forward. Pratt’s second-place standing in the June 6 snapshot put him in a favorable spot to advance — but the numbers arriving after Election Day kept the final lineup unresolved.
The practical consequence of the latest counts is immediate: the contest for the second berth is close enough that additional batches of ballots could change who faces Bass in November. With Pratt down a full percentage point from his June 5 share and Raman closing, neither the city nor campaigns could declare a definitive result on June 6.
Statewide contests showed little change in the same update. Xavier Becerra had already been selected to move forward in the governor’s race, and his prospective opponent’s field remained essentially unchanged on June 6: Steve Hilton held 26.1% while Tom Steyer stood at 21.3% in that contest.
The friction in the Los Angeles mayoral count is straightforward: Pratt attracted attention as a longshot outsider campaigning on dissatisfaction with the mayor’s handling of recent wildfires, but those headlines did not translate into a stable numerical lead as more ballots were processed. His drop from 28.24% to 27.32% between June 5 and June 6 is the clearest signal that the race for second is volatile.
Election officials will continue processing ballots that were postmarked by Election Day. Those additional tallies are the immediate next step that could confirm or upend Pratt’s second-place standing. The June 6 totals reflect only the ballots counted so far, not a final certified result.
For readers asking, did Spencer Pratt win today — the short answer is no. On June 6 he had not clinched a definitive victory or a confirmed spot; he occupied second place in the running totals but lost ground compared with the previous day and remained vulnerable to changes as remaining ballots were added.
The most consequential unresolved question now is whether the post–June 6 processing will be enough to flip the second spot. Given the slip in Pratt’s share and Raman’s recovery, the November lineup was still unsettled; county counts scheduled to continue after June 6 will determine whether Pratt holds his place or falls back before certification.
