In the race for second place in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, city council member Nithya Raman has significantly narrowed the gap with reality television personality Spencer Pratt, now trailing by just 20,672 votes with approximately 200,000 ballots still to be counted. Raman captured 38.6% of votes tallied on Friday, compared to Pratt's 17.9%, suggesting momentum in her favour. The second-place finisher will earn the right to challenge incumbent mayor Karen Bass in the November general election runoff.