Nithya Raman chops Spencer Pratt’s lead in race to make the Nov. 3 runoff

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman closed in on reality TV personality Spencer Pratt, cutting his lead to about 3 percentage points, as both vie for second place in the mayoral primary, according to the latest results released Friday.

Raman has steadily carved into Pratt’s margin over three days of election updates. She now trails him by 20,672 votes in the race to compete against Mayor Karen Bass in the Nov. 3 runoff election.

Unless a mayoral candidate secures a majority of the vote, the top two face off in a second round.