LA Mayor's Race: Raman Gains Ground On Pratt In Latest Ballot-Count Update

LOS ANGELES, CA — Nithya Raman continued to gain ground on Spencer Pratt in the latest vote tally released Thursday as the pair battle for second place in the race for mayor.

Though the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's Office will continue counting ballots for the next two weeks, Mayor Karen Bass' comfortable lead led the Associated Press to conclude that the incumbent had secured her place in the November runoff on election night.

Still to be determined is who will face off against Bass in November.

The registrar's office released another round of ballot-count results on Thursday afternoon, which showed Bass with 35.08% of the vote, Pratt with 29.35% and progressive Councilwoman Nithya Raman with 23.42%.

Pratt's lead for second place shrunk slightly compared to the previous ballot-count update, which had Pratt at 29.91% and Raman at 22.81%.

The registrar will report additional ballot-count results no more than once daily through June 26 until all ballots are counted, according to the office.

The next count will be released on Friday between 4 and 5 p.m.