Outrage as Spencer Pratt is dumped from LA mayor’s race: ‘City is lost’

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 09, 2026 · 731 words · By Zain Khan

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Outrage as Spencer Pratt is dumped from LA mayor’s race: ‘City is lost’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Outrage as Spencer Pratt is dumped from LA mayor’s race: ‘City is lost’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleAmericans are erupting over the results of a local mayoral race in the nation’s second-largest city.

Common ground

In scathing posts across X, Republican and MAGA figures have denounced the results of the Los Angeles mayoral race after their favored candidate Spencer Pratt failed to make the November runoff.

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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.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “States such as Florida and Texas typically produce near-complete unofficial results on election night because they process large numbers of mail ballots before Election Day and impose stricter deadlines for receiving ballots.”

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The NY Post explicitly states that Florida and Texas report near-complete results on election night due to their mail ballot processing and stricter deadlines.

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web search NEUTRAL — After the polls close, ballots and electronic vote records are securely transferred to the elections office. Election officials make election results public as ...
https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/election-results-canv…

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web search NEUTRAL — Allowing election officials to count ballots that arrive after Election Day may ensure more voters have an opportunity to cast a ballot, but may increase the ...
https://ballotpedia.org/Timelines_related_to_absentee/mail-i…

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web search NEUTRAL — The certification of election results is a review done by someone other than the election officials themselves, and it gives assurance that the election ...
https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/election-certif…

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Claim 2: “On election night, Pratt performed significantly better than Raman, securing an eight-point lead as the first round of mostly in-person votes was counted.”

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Web search results specifically mention that after in-person votes were counted on Tuesday night, Pratt held a lead of approximately 41,000 votes, or eight percentage points, over Raman.

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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 3: “The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office has repeatedly said there is “no evidence” supporting claims of cheating.”

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The provided evidence mentions the Registrar-Recorder's office in the context of DOJ observers and bomb threats, but does not contain a specific quote or statement from the office saying there is 'no evidence' supporting claims of cheating.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) is one of 37 departments in Los Angeles County, California which serves a population of over 10 million. The Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk is responsible …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Registrar-R…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The government of Los Angeles County operates as a charter county under the California Constitution, California law, and the Charter of the County of Los Angeles. Much of the government of California …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Los_Angeles_Coun…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Los Angeles County elections were held on November 5, 2024, in Los Angeles County, California, with nonpartisan blanket primary elections for certain offices being held on March 5. Three of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Los_Angeles_County_electi…

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Claim 4: “In California, I just signed a law making that [spreading election lies with the goal of illegally interfering with counting ballots] punishable with up to 3 years behind bars”

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No evidence was found after searching for this specific claim.

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Claim 5: “Elon Musk shared an image of vote tabulation from the 2026 primary election.”

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The search results discuss Elon Musk's comments on New York ballots and general Starlink claims, but there is no evidence provided that he shared an image of vote tabulation specifically from a '2026 primary election'.

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web search NEUTRAL — But online posts spread baseless claims that Starlink “uploaded votes in swing states” and helped Donald Trump win the election. Experts said voting machines ...
https://www.factcheck.org/issue/vote-tabulation/

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 4, 2025 ... Fusion voting does not allow candidates to receive more than one vote from the same voter, as voters may only vote for a candidate under one ...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-focus-new-york-ci…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 6, 2025 ... New York's mayoral ballots list candidates multiple times because of fusion voting, designed to empower minor parties and clarify voter ...
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2025/elon-musk-new-yor…

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Claim 6: “Pratt has not made any public comments since losing his bid for Los Angeles mayor.”

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Claim 7: “Nithya Raman secured enough votes to advance to the November runoff against incumbent Karen Bass.”

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Multiple independent news sources (France24, CNBC, Denver7) confirm that Nithya Raman advanced to the November runoff against incumbent Karen Bass.

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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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Claim 8: “There is no documented evidence of voter fraud or election rigging in California or Los Angeles County.”

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While one source (WSJ) states there is no evidence of fraud so far, another source (U.S. DOJ First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli) explicitly states there is evidence of voter fraud and that his office is continuing an investigation.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are 88 cities in Los Angeles County, California. Each city has a mayor and a city council.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Los_Angeles_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, informally known as the Los Angeles County Superior Court, is the California Superior Court with jurisdiction over Los Angeles County. It is th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Co…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles County, sometimes abbreviated as LA County, is a county in the U.S. state of California, in the southern region of the state. It is the most populous county in the United States, with 9,69…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California

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Claim 9: “Election officials [in California] cannot count the votes until polls close.”

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The provided evidence mentions counting delays and the governor's comments, but does not provide a specific legal reference or confirmation that officials *cannot* count any votes until polls close (many states process mail ballots prior to the close).

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web search NEUTRAL — Section 23152 of the California Vehicle Code.
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio…

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web search NEUTRAL — The governor vowed to press forward until the two “fascists,” as he described them, have been fully eliminated from the ballot. “This is about protecting our democracy,” he added. “The people of Calif…
https://genesiustimes.com/california-vows-to-keep-counting-v…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ten days after Donald Trump’s landslide victory in the country’s presidential election, Lake County in northern California has counted just 30 percent of the votes.
https://conservativeroof.com/california-county-has-counted-j…

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Claim 10: “Spencer Pratt failed to make the November runoff in the Los Angeles mayoral race.”

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Multiple web search results from June 8 and 9, 2026, explicitly state that Spencer Pratt is out of the LA mayor race and Nithya Raman advanced instead.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephanie Lynn Pratt (born April 11, 1986) is an American television personality. In 2007, she came to prominence after being cast in a supporting role on the reality television series The Hills. In 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Pratt

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Claim 11: “California allows voting by mail, in person at vote centers, through secure drop boxes, and by provisional ballot.”

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Official sources (CA.gov) and the League of Women Voters confirm that California allows vote-by-mail, in-person voting, secure drop boxes, and provisional ballots.

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web search NEUTRAL — On this page: Voting at your polling place on Election Day Provisional ballot Early voting In person Drop off your ballot Vote by mail Remember: Every.
https://lwvc.org/voting-in-person/

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web search NEUTRAL — Ballot Drop Boxes provide voters with a safe, accessible, and contact free method to return their voted ballot.
https://www.lavote.gov/home/voting-elections/voting-options/…

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web search NEUTRAL — Any registered voter may vote using a vote-by-mail ballot instead of going to the polls on Election Day. After you have voted, insert your ballot in the ...
https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mai…

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