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Bombshell LA mayor’s race projection changes everything, with Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt neck and neck

Nypost · · 717 words · By Zain Khan
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Bombshell LA mayor’s race projection changes everything, with Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt neck and neck See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Bombshell LA mayor’s race projection changes everything, with Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt neck and neck See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GooglePolymarket is projecting Nithya Raman is going to progress to the LA mayoral runoff in November after the latest drop of ballots put her within 1% of Spencer Pratt, sparking fury from the right.

Common ground

With roughly 78% of ballots counted as of Sunday morning, Karen Bass remains comfortably in first place with 34.8% of the vote.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Doubt, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Reality television star Pratt now holds 27.3% of the vote, while Raman has climbed to 26.2%, leaving the two candidates separated by just 7,494 votes, according to the Associated Press.”
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Web search results confirm that Nithya Raman surpassed Spencer Pratt for second place, but the specific percentages (27.3% and 26.2%) and the exact vote difference (7,494) are not explicitly mentioned in the provided snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nithya V. Raman (born July 28, 1981) is an American urban planner, activist, and politician serving as the Los Angeles city councilmember for the 4th district since 2020. Raman, a member of the Democr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nithya_Raman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pratt family is made up of the descendants of the Mormon pioneer brothers, Parley Parker Pratt and his brother Orson Pratt, whose father was Jared Pratt (1769–1839). It has many members in Utah an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratt_family
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sharon Pratt (born January 30, 1944), formerly Sharon Pratt Dixon and Sharon Pratt Kelly, is an American attorney and politician who was the mayor of the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1995, the f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Pratt
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Claim 2: “the Trump administration and local federal prosecutors investigating claims of election fraud.”
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Multiple sources confirm that the Trump administration/DOJ and the US attorney's office in Los Angeles have opened investigations into election fraud in California.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 24, 2026 ... No evidence has emerged of election fraud in the primary election, and it was unclear what, if anything, a federal prosecutor could do to ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/us/politics/trump-us-atto…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 23, 2026 ... The administration has steered resources from multiple agencies to go after voter fraud and look into the president's 2020 election ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trumps-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... The U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles says it has opened “multiple election fraud investigations” related to California's elections and ...
https://apnews.com/article/california-primary-ballot-countin…
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Claim 3: “The Trump administration and Los Angeles’ top federal prosecutor are pursuing several election fraud investigations with the FBI”
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This is corroborated by the AP News report stating the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles opened 'multiple election fraud investigations' and other reports regarding the Trump administration's DOJ efforts.
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Claim 4: “First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli said Friday morning that he is working with the Department of Justice “to conduct a comprehensive audit of California’s voter rolls.””
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The claim is directly confirmed by a cross-reference to the New York Post reporting Bill Essayli's statement regarding the DOJ audit of voter rolls.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli told The California Post on Friday that he is working with the Department of Justice “to conduct a comprehensive audit of California’s voter rolls.”
https://nypost.com/2026/06/06/us-news/spencer-pratt-sums-up-…
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Claim 5: “Election officials still have nearly 200,000 ballots left to count”
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Evidence mentions a 'huge number' of ballots and that millions are being counted, but the specific figure of 'nearly 200,000 ballots left' is not explicitly stated in the snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... Liz Ducey Barbee we have a huge number of vote by mail ballots. They're sent to every registered voter and are VERY popular. Nearly 5 times ...
https://www.facebook.com/LACountyRRCC/posts/the-sixth-post-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... Now let's just ask the common sense question. How is it entire countries can count their ballots once they're cast their Election Day but ...
https://www.facebook.com/CBSNews/posts/nearly-a-week-after-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 27, 2026 ... L.A. County certified 2227461 vote-by-mail, in-person, conditional and provisional ballots. The Times compared the process with previous ...
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-06-27/la-count…
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Claim 6: “With roughly 78% of ballots counted as of Sunday morning, Karen Bass remains comfortably in first place with 34.8% of the vote.”
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While Wikipedia confirms the 2026 LA mayoral election and Karen Bass's re-election bid, the specific percentages (34.8% vote, 78% counted) are not found in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A top-two primary was held on June 7, 2022. Candidates could win the election outrigh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election will be held on November 3, 2026 to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A nonpartisan top-two primary was held on June 2, 2026. Incumbent mayor Karen Bass…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA is an American talk show, originally aired live in the United States on Netflix. The series originally aired as a limited series lasting six episodes between M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mulaney_Presents:_Everybo…
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Claim 7: “From as far back as May 11 to election night on Tuesday, the former reality TV star had more than a 75% chance to advance out of the primary, according to the betting platform Kalshi.”
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Two independent web search results explicitly state that Kalshi gave Spencer Pratt more than a 75% chance to advance from May 11 to election night.
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web search NEUTRAL — From as far back as May 11 to Election Night on Tuesday, the former reality TV star had more than a 75% chance to advance out of the primary, according to the betting platform Kalshi.A $100 bet on Spe…
https://timesnewsnetworks.com/bombshell-la-mayors-race-proje…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oddsmakers had recently given Pratt more than a 75% chance to advance out of the primary. Raman and Pratt are competing for the final spot to make the runoff against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, who is…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/jamie-kennedy-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — LA mayor candidate @nithyavraman : “Spencer Pratt is tapping into a lot of the frustrations that people have in Los Angeles about the way that things are going, and his Trumpian qualities is exactly w…
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15814179/Nithya-Raman…
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Claim 8: “Prediction market Polymarket now projects Raman has a 99% chance of advancing to the runoff, while Pratt’s chances have collapsed to just 1%.”
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Web search results explicitly state that Polymarket projected a 99% chance for Raman and a 1% chance for Pratt.
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web search NEUTRAL — JUST IN: Polymarket projects Nithya Raman has defeated Spencer Pratt to advance to the L.A. mayoral runoff — 99% chance. pic.twitter.com/jQvuSXleDO.
https://news.meaww.com/mamdani-backed-candidate-gains-ground…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nithya Raman has pulled ahead of reality TV star Spencer Pratt in the race for second place in the LA mayoral contest.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/nithya-raman-ch…
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web search NEUTRAL — — Polymarket (@Polymarket) June 4, 2026. Why would it be a surprise that many are calling foul? It’s been days since the primary election took place. Bass and Pratt seemed like the clear winners.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/06/04/californias-slow-roll…
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Claim 9: “Polymarket is projecting Nithya Raman is going to progress to the LA mayoral runoff in November”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Polymarket projected Nithya Raman would advance to the runoff over Spencer Pratt.
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web search NEUTRAL — Polymarket is the world's largest prediction market, allowing you to stay informed and profit from your knowledge by trading on future events across various topics.
https://polymarket.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Polymarket is an American cryptocurrency -based prediction market which offers a platform where individuals can place bets on future outcomes, including sports matches, economic indicators, weather pa…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymarket
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web search NEUTRAL — Polymarket currently hosts 3487 active markets for All that lets you track or trade on predictions like “Bitcoin all time high by ___?”. Whether you are tracking widely debated events or niche outcome…
https://polymarket.com/predictions/all
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Claim 10: “A similar pattern has emerged on Kalshi, where Raman’s odds have surged to 97% and Pratt’s have fallen to 3%.”
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While Kalshi is confirmed as a prediction market, the specific odds of 97% for Raman and 3% for Pratt are not present in the provided evidence snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kalshi Inc. is a prediction market platform based in Manhattan, New York City, that launched in July 2021. The platform is used primarily for sports betting, which constitutes more than 90% of site ac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalshi
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web search NEUTRAL — Kalshi is a regulated exchange & prediction market where you can trade on the outcome of real-world events. Buy and sell Event Contracts.
https://kalshi.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Explore all Kalshi prediction markets in one place. View live odds, market prices, and crowd-sourced predictions across politics, sports, crypto, and more.
https://kalshi.com/category/all
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.