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Hopes that Los Angeles could see major political change appear to be slipping as California\u2019s June 2 primary vote count drags on. The conservative challenger Spencer Pratt is currently trailing both incumbent mayor Karen Bass and left-leaning City Councilwoman Nithya Raman,with mail-in ballots continuing to be added after Election Day under California\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n

Late-count updates reported by the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder show raman moving ahead of Pratt, suggesting a likely November matchup between Bass and Raman rather than Bass versus Pratt. The article also describes Pratt\u2019s campaign as built on criticism of Bass\u2019s handling of issues such as recovery from the 2025 California fires, and it highlights that Pratt and supporters have alleged irregularities in the shifting vote totals<\/a> seen after Tuesday. <\/p>\n