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Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman broke down in tears Tuesday night as early vote returns showed the far-Left city councilmember in third place.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass officially secured a spot in November\u2019s runoff election, while reality television star Spencer Pratt and Raman battle for the second spot. If no one receives a majority of the vote, the top two vote-getters advance to the November election.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With roughly 63% of the vote counted, Bass led the field with 34.8% support, according to Associated Press results. Pratt is holding the second-place spot with 30.4%, while Raman trails in third at 22.3%.<\/span><\/p>\n WATCH FROM TODAY’S EPISODE OF MORNING WIRE:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Raman, who is aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America, launched a last-minute challenge to Bass and campaigned to peel away support from the mayor\u2019s Left flank. On Tuesday night, she fought back tears as she addressed supporters in downtown Los Angeles.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope you know that everything every person in this room is fighting for in this campaign has been about building a city that’s worthy of you and every child in this city,\u201d <\/span>Raman said.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Nithya Raman walked out to her campaign funeral in literal tears last night<\/p>\n She can’t hide her disappointment at the red wave that showed out in LA Mayoral race<\/p>\n Angelenos are taking their city back from the grip of incompetence. pic.twitter.com\/8q1ybdgQmG<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Danny De Urbina (@dannydeurbina) June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Raman, who represents Los Angeles City Council District 4 and serves as chair of the council\u2019s Housing and Homelessness Committee, has made homelessness a central issue of her campaign.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Her campaign <\/span>promised<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to halve the number of people living in encampments by the 2028 Olympic Games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe most painful crisis facing Los Angeles right now is homelessness,\u201d Raman <\/span>said<\/span><\/a> in a campaign ad. \u201cIt\u2019s the reason I first decided to run for office. My young children were seeing the crisis on the streets every day. It\u2019s not okay for anyone to be sleeping on the sidewalk in the world\u2019s richest country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Raman\u2019s detractors argue her record on homelessness paints a different picture. She has touted efforts to remove <\/span>500 people off the streets and into interim housing, which is only 0.7% of Los Angeles\u2019s homeless population<\/span>, <\/span>The Daily Wire previously reported<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n At a 2024 event, <\/span>attendees booed Raman<\/span><\/a> after she argued that a 500-foot buffer between homeless encampments and schools would not make children safer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Pratt, whose savvy social media-centered campaign has captivated much of the country, struck a more defiant tone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cShe knows it\u2019s on. I hope she\u2019s ready,\u201d Pratt said Tuesday night when asked about a potential runoff against the incumbent mayor. \u201cI literally could not be more excited.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cShe knows it\u2019s on. I hope she\u2019s ready.\u201d Let\u2019s go Spencer Pratt! #PrattSummer<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/STygzD86QZ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jackie Terribile for SC Statehouse (@JackieforSC) June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The leftist city councilmember is not out of the race yet. The remaining ballots to be counted include a substantial number of vote-by-mail ballots, which traditionally lean Democratic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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