Spencer Pratt, the former reality television personality turned political outsider, has secured a spot in the November runoff for Los Angeles mayor, setting up a high-profile clash over the citys future direction.
With roughly half the expected vote counted early Wednesday, Pratt captured a robust 29.2 percent, while incumbent Mayor Karen Bass led with approximately 3637 percent, according to the Gateway Pundit. Progressive City Councilmember Nithya Raman lagged well behind at 21.4 percent, a sharp rebuke to the citys entrenched left-wing political class.
Under Californias top-two primary system, Bass and Pratt will now advance to a head-to-head contest in November. That structure gives Pratt five additional months to press his case that Los Angeles needs a decisive break from progressive governance.
Pratt entered the race after becoming, by his own account, fed up with spiraling crime, entrenched homelessness, and the citys catastrophic response to the 2025 wildfires. His Pacific Palisades home was destroyed in those fires, which he and many others largely attribute to what they describe as Mayor Bass extreme failures.
Though the mayoral ballot is officially non-partisan, Pratt is a registered Republican, an unusual profile in a city dominated by Democrats. He has leaned into that outsider status, presenting himself as the candidate who lost everything to government incompetence and is now determined to restore order and accountability.
Pratts platform centers on aggressive homeless encampment sweeps, tougher policing, and a revival of business and economic growth. He has also vowed to hold the Bass administration to account for its handling of disasters and the citys worsening street disorder.
Around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday, Pratt stepped outside his watch party at Don Antonios Mexican restaurant to address reporters after early returns showed him advancing. In a fiery statement, he proclaimed, I didnt know Id be here tonight, but this is obviously Gods plan, and Im going to go all the way, and Im going to show everybody that Im their mayor.
He followed with a blunt message aimed at the citys far-left establishment, declaring, The Communists already lost. Clips of his remarks quickly went viral across social media, energizing voters who are eager to see Los Angeles move away from progressive experiments and toward law, order, and economic freedom.
Earlier on election day, Pratt released a hard-hitting video slamming city leadership on affordability and stalled economic growth, underscoring his pledge to boost commerce and local prosperity. With a deeply polarized electorate and a clear ideological contrast on the ballot, the coming runoff is poised to become a national test case of whether a conservative reform message can break through in one of Americas most liberal cities.
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