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Nypost · · 358 words · By Titus Wu
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Dramatic shift in LA mayoral candidates’ odds of winning as ballot counting stretches on See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Dramatic shift in LA mayoral candidates’ odds of winning as ballot counting stretches on See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleLos Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt’s second-place lead is slowly being cut — and bettors are adjusting accordingly, From as far back as May 11 to Election Night on Tuesday, the former reality TV star had more than a…

Common ground

As of Saturday, Pratt’s odds had fallen dramatically — with socialist city Councilmember Nithya Raman becoming the clear favorite among bettors.

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

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/06/betting/la-mayoral-candidate-nithya-ramans-odds-to…

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Raman still trails in third place with 24.9%.”
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Two independent web sources confirm Nithya Raman was in third place with approximately 24.9% (specifically 24.89%) of the vote share during that period.
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web search NEUTRAL — Raman, a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated incumbent councilmember David Ryu in 2020 and was re-elected in 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nithya_Raman
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Times reported the election results will still take a “few weeks”: Spencer Pratt and Nithya Raman are in a slow-speed chase for the chance to advance to the November election for mayor of…
https://www.digifection.com/2026/06/07/heres-the-latest-vote…
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web search NEUTRAL — An expert told The Post the latest drop is very good news for Raman. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images. Raman, meanwhile, surged from 23.42% to 24.89%, picking up 23,115 votes.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/05/us-news/spencer-pratts-lead-sh…
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Claim 2: “Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass has already secured enough votes to advance to the runoff.”
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Confirmed by a cross-reference (Denver7), a web search result citing the AP, and Wikipedia's entry on the 2026 LA mayoral election.
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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 — Karen Ruth Bass (; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician who has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Bass previously served in the U.S. Hous…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Bass
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Mayor of Los Angeles is the head of the executive branch of the government of Los Angeles and the chief executive of Los Angeles. The office is officially nonpartisan, a change made in the 1909 ch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Los_Angeles
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Claim 3: “the betting platform Polymarket had Pratt’s odds plummeting to just 5%.”
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Web results confirm Polymarket is a prediction market, but no specific data point regarding Spencer Pratt's odds plummeting to 5% was found in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Featured markets. icon for World Cup Winner.World Cup Odds & Predictions.
https://polymarket.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Полный гайд по Polymarket на русском языке. Как делать ставки, покупать USDC, стратегии заработка на рынках предсказаний.
https://polymarket.ink/
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web search NEUTRAL — Since Sept. 1, more than 102,000 Polymarket users have bet on whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris will be the next president of the United States, propelli...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz8-sqSx56E
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Claim 4: “From as far back as May 11 to Election Night on Tuesday, the former reality TV star [Spencer Pratt] had more than a 75% chance to advance out of the primary, according to the betting platform Kalshi.”
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While web search results confirm a 2026 LA mayoral race involving Spencer Pratt, no evidence was found specifically mentioning Kalshi's betting odds of 75% for him between May 11 and Election Night.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jay Robert Pritzker (born January 19, 1965) is an American politician, philanthropist, and businessman serving since 2019 as the 43rd governor of Illinois. He is a member of the Democratic Party. A sc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JB_Pritzker
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... I swear the only reason you'd allow mail in voting is if you're tryna rig elections. Imo if you want to vote in a political election, you should ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZQh8AVH6gU/
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... As voters in Los Angeles cast their choices on who serves the next term as the city's mayor in California's primary election on June 2, ...
https://www.kcra.com/article/california-2026-primary-electio…
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Claim 5: “With 71% of votes counted, Pratt had 28.2% of the share as of Friday.”
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Two independent web sources confirm Spencer Pratt had 28.2% of the vote share as of the Friday/Saturday reporting period.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Troian Avery Bellisario (born October 28, 1985) is an American actress and filmmaker. The daughter of producer Donald P. Bellisario and actress Deborah Pratt, she gained international attention for he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troian_Bellisario
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cassadines are a fictional aristocratic family from the American soap opera General Hospital. Created by executive producer Gloria Monty, the family was first introduced in February 1981, with the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Loch Ness Horror is a 1981 independent monster movie directed by Larry Buchanan. The film was written by Buchanan and Lyn Schubert.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Loch_Ness_Horror
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Claim 6: “She had 94% chance of advancing as of Saturday morning, according to Kalshi’s odds”
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Web results confirm Kalshi is a prediction market, but no specific data point regarding a 94% chance for Nithya Raman on Saturday morning was found in the provided evidence.
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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
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Claim 7: “Raman scored a major boost Friday, cutting Pratt’s lead by 20,672 votes from a day earlier.”
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While sources confirm Raman was gaining ground and cutting Pratt's lead, the specific figure of '20,672 votes' is not mentioned in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Friday: Directed by F. Gary Gray. With Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Tom Lister Jr.. It's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113118/
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web search NEUTRAL — Friday is a 1995 American buddy stoner comedy film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Ice Cube and DJ Pooh. The film stars Ice Cube and Chris Tucker alongside Nia Long, Tiny "Zeus" Lister Jr., Re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_(1995_film)
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web search NEUTRAL — Friday: The Animated Series based on the films debuted in 2007 on MTV2 and lasted 8 episodes. Ice Cube and John Witherspoon were the only actors to have appeared in all three films. A fourth installme…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_(franchise)
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Claim 8: “As of Saturday, Pratt’s odds had fallen dramatically — with socialist city Councilmember Nithya Raman becoming the clear favorite among bettors.”
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Multiple independent web sources (Jun 7, 2026) confirm that Nithya Raman overtook Spencer Pratt and became the favorite/leader for the second spot in the runoff.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable sub-national officials that endorsed the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kamala_Harris_2024_pre…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Karen Ruth Bass (; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician who has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Bass previously served in the U.S. Hous…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Bass
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... Councilmember Nithya Raman overtook reality television personality Spencer Pratt on Sunday in the Los Angeles mayoral primary. Raman now sits in ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZTn06TEXdj/?hl=en
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