Republican candidate Spencer Pratt will not become the next mayor of Los Angeles after being eliminated in the June 2026 mayoral primary [1].
The results mark the end of a high-profile bid by the reality-TV star to enter municipal politics. His failure to secure a spot in the runoff ensures that the city's leadership transition will be decided between two Democratic candidates.
Pratt finished the primary with 26.69 percent of the vote [1]. He trailed Democrat Karen Bass and Democrat Nithya Raman, who both outpaced him in the battle for a spot in the final election stage [4]. According to reports from the NBC News Politics Desk, Raman surged past Pratt on Sunday, June 2, securing her place in the runoff against Bass [3].
Despite the projections, Pratt questioned the finality of the count earlier this week. "Hundreds of thousands of votes still outstanding in LA mayor election," Pratt said [2].
However, data from Decision Desk HQ indicated that the remaining vote count would not be sufficient to change the outcome [1]. The primary results, reported on June 2 and 3, effectively removed the Republican challenger from the race, leaving the mayoral decision to the two leading Democrats [3, 4].
Pratt's campaign sought to challenge the established political order in Los Angeles, but the final tally confirms that the electorate preferred the platforms of Bass and Raman [1, 4].
“Pratt received only 26.69 percent of the vote”
The elimination of Spencer Pratt removes the primary Republican challenger from the Los Angeles mayoral race, effectively turning the final contest into a choice between two different Democratic visions for the city. This outcome suggests that despite the visibility of a celebrity candidate, the city's voting bloc remains firmly aligned with Democratic leadership.
