With roughly 50 percent of the expected votecountedearly Wednesday morning, Bass led with approximately 36-37 percent while Pratt pulled in a strong 29.2 percent.
Progressive City Councilmember Nithya Raman trailed far behind in third at 21.4 percent.
Under California’s top-two primary system, Bass and Pratt will face off in November, giving Pratt five more months to campaign.
Pratt decided to run on cleaning up the city after becoming fed up with rampant crime, homelessness, and losing his home in the devastating 2025 wildfires, which he, and many others, largely blame on incumbent Mayor Karen Bass’ extreme failures.
Though the election is non-partisan, with no listed parties, Pratt is personally a registered Republican.
The Hillsstar’s Pacific Palisades home was destroyed in last year’s wildfires. He announced his bid on the one-year anniversary of the destruction, positioning himself as the candidate who lost everything to government incompetence and is now fighting to fix it.
Pratt campaigned on aggressive homeless sweeps, tougher policing, business revival, and accountability for the Bass administration’s handling of disasters and street disorder.
Around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday night at his watch party at Don Antonio’s Mexican restaurant, Pratt stepped outside to address reporters after early results showed him advancing.
In a fiery statement to the gathered press, Pratt declared, “I didn’t know I’d be here tonight, but this is obviously God’s plan, and I’m going to go all the way, and I’m going to show everybody that I’m their mayor.”
Spencer Pratt: “I didn’t know I’d be here tonight, but this is obviously God’s plan, and I’m going to go all the way, and I’m going to show everybody that I’m their mayor.”pic.twitter.com/EEjPAfLc0s
Source: The Gateway Pundit
