Overview
- Post‑primary vote counting in Los Angeles County moved City Council member Nithya Raman ahead of Spencer Pratt, securing her place in the Nov. 3 runoff against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and eliminating Pratt from the race.
- Pratt posted a concession video in which he said he would not be the next mayor and attacked Bass and Raman as "two morons," blaming city leadership for Los Angeles’s problems.
- Days after the concession, Pratt released a social video titled “Save LA — Phase III,” said he will continue his campaign-style activism, and concluded the clip by declaring, "It's war."
- Heidi Montag publicly defended and praised her husband on X, calling him an inspiration and a hero as she responded to his electoral loss.
- Pratt’s candidacy grew out of losing his home in the 2025 Palisades fires and relied on viral, often AI‑enhanced ads and a late fundraising surge that drew national attention and scrutiny over credibility and outside partisan support, a dynamic that underscores how late returns and vote‑count mechanics can alter preliminary results.