Nithya Raman knocks Spencer Pratt off second place in LA mayor’s race

Nypost · Jun 07, 2026 · 708 words · By Jamie Paige

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What happened

Nithya Raman knocks Spencer Pratt off second place in LA mayor’s race See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleNithya Raman has overtaken Spencer Pratt for the first time in the race for second place in Los Angeles’ mayoral contest.

Common ground

New results released by Los Angeles County show Raman with 196,198 votes, or 27.12%, compared with Pratt’s 193,085 votes, or 26.69%.

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

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Loaded Language 80% confidence

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Name Calling / Labeling 70% confidence

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Doubt 60% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Nithya Raman has overtaken Spencer Pratt for the first time in the race for second place in Los Angeles’ mayoral contest.”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent web sources confirm that Nithya Raman overtook Spencer Pratt for second place in the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral race.

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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 — 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 — Spencer William Pratt (born August 14, 1983) is an American reality television personality. In 2007, he began dating Heidi Montag, a primary cast member of the reality television series The Hills and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Pratt

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Claim 2: “Raman picked up 19,096 votes in Sunday’s count, more than double Pratt’s gain of 8,489 votes.”

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The specific gains from Sunday's count (Raman: 19,096 and Pratt: 8,489) are corroborated by multiple independent sources.

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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 Guinness Book of Records lists 410 feature-length film and TV versions of Shakespeare's plays, making Shakespeare the most filmed author ever in any language. As of November 2023, the Internet Mov…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_William_Shakespeare_sc…

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Claim 3: “Steyer added 126,702 votes since Saturday”

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Claim 4: “The latest ballots allowed Becerra to expand his lead from 27,934 votes on Saturday to 94,923 votes by Sunday evening — an increase of 66,989 votes.”

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Claim 5: “California counties have until early July to complete and certify their election results.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the deadline for California counties to certify election results in early July.

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Claim 6: “Billionaire businessman Tom Steyer remained in third place with 1,488,251 votes, or 21.5%.”

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Claim 7: “U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli reviewed the claim [that one candidate received zero votes in an election-night ballot update].”

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Multiple independent sources confirm that U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli reviewed the claim regarding a candidate receiving zero votes in an update.

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web search NEUTRAL — One viral clip claimed an update showed zero votes for candidate Spencer Pratt in the Los Angeles mayoral race. Los Angeles County officials and Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli reviewed the…
https://filmdaily.co/news/separate-california-election-fraud…

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web search NEUTRAL — One claim that spread quickly on social media said an election-night update at the Los Angeles Registrar of Voters showed one candidate getting zero votes. Essayli said his office reviewed official co…
https://beardsofliberty.com/bill-essayli-launches-fbi-invest…

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web search NEUTRAL — Quick Summary: DOJ Debunks Viral Claim of Zero Votes in LA Mayoral Race and ConfirmsFirst Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli confirmed each candidate received votes in every update.Multiple election…
https://digitalchew.com/doj-debunks-fraud-claim-la-election/

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Claim 8: “Mayor Karen Bass remained in first place with 250,871 votes, or 34.68%.”

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While multiple sources confirm Karen Bass is in first place, the specific vote count of 250,871 (34.68%) is not explicitly repeated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though her lead is generally acknowledged.

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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…
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Claim 9: ““We reviewed official county records. The claim is false. Each candidate received votes in every update.””

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The specific quote or sentiment that official records were reviewed and the claim of zero votes was false is corroborated by multiple sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — County records later showed every candidate received votes in that update, yet the screenshot had already spread. The staggered method itself is routine, but it collashed with a national audience prim…
https://filmdaily.co/news/la-election-fraud-claims-are-back-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Essayli said his office reviewed official county records and found that claim false. According to him, each candidate received votes in every update.
https://beardsofliberty.com/bill-essayli-launches-fbi-invest…

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web search NEUTRAL — Each candidate received votes in every update. My office… — F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) June 6, 2026. Meanwhile, the AP explained what happened with the misread batch cou…
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/l-a-mayoral-race…

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Claim 10: “former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra widened his advantage over Republican Steve Hilton.”

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Claim 11: “Sunday’s update brought Los Angeles County to 83% of ballots counted, according to election officials.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the specific percentage of ballots counted (83%) as of Sunday's update.

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Claim 12: “The latest tally gives Raman a 3,113-vote lead after she trailed Pratt by 7,494 votes just one day earlier.”

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The specific lead of 3,113 votes and the previous trail of 7,494 votes are explicitly mentioned in multiple independent reports.

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Claim 13: “According to results reported by the Associated Press at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Becerra increased his total from 1,732,755 votes, or 26.8%, on Saturday to 1,882,399 votes, or 27.2%, gaining 149,644 votes in the latest rounds of counting.”

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Claim 14: “a homeless report showing over 43,000 people are homeless in LA on any given night in 2025.”

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Different sources provide wildly different numbers for homelessness in LA for 2025: one mentions a minimum of 38,400, another mentions 52,765, and the claim states over 43,000. The data is inconsistent across sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — A minimum of 38,400 people are estimated to be without shelter on any given night.“Los Angeles continues to live up to its dubious distinction as the homeless capital of the United States,” said Bob P…
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-05-28-me-294-st…

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web search NEUTRAL — While the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count has shown decreases in the last two years, in 2025 it still found that an estimated.
https://calhousingpartnership.org/why-are-there-so-many-home…

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web search NEUTRAL — On any given night, there are 52,765 people who fall asleep homeless in Los Angeles County either unsheltered on the street, or in a dedicated homeless shelter. But big numbers do very little to conve…
https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-homeless-demographic-race…

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Claim 15: “New results released by Los Angeles County show Raman with 196,198 votes, or 27.12%, compared with Pratt’s 193,085 votes, or 26.69%.”

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Specific vote counts (Raman: 196,198/27.12% and Pratt: 193,085/26.69%) are reported across multiple independent web search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles Democratic Socialists of America (DSA-LA) is the Los Angeles County chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). In the late 2010s and early 2020s, DSA-LA became a significant fo…
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Claim 16: “Hilton rose from 1,704,821 votes and 26.4% on Saturday to 1,787,476 votes and 25.8% on Sunday, adding 82,655 votes.”

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