Los Angeles’ already heated mayoral contest is growing more chaotic as ballot counting continues, with reality TV figure Spencer Pratt adding to the drama through sharp social media remarks and ongoing uncertainty surrounding the final result.
“Are they done counting yet?” Pratt posted on X on Thursday, as election officials kept processing ballots in a race that still has not been fully decided.
Pratt has neither conceded nor launched a formal challenge to the outcome. Later that same day, he was spotted with his wife, Heidi Montag, leaving Delgado’s restaurant in Carpinteria.
As they walked out of the restaurant, Pratt was wearing a T-shirt printed with Montag’s face.
When The California Post asked whether he believed voter fraud had occurred or what he thought had unfolded in the race, Pratt declined to elaborate, responding only with a shrug and raised arms.
Backed by President Donald Trump, Pratt exceeded many expectations on election night and at one stage held a lead of more than eight points over Councilwoman Nithya Raman.
But as mail-in ballots were processed, traditionally more favorable to Democrats, his lead evaporated.
The latest tally shows Karen Bass with 291,397 votes, Raman with 246,333 and Pratt with 216,783.
With 99% of expected votes counted Thursday night and an estimated 7,000 ballots still outstanding, the race has tightened into a slow-count showdown.
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Raman ultimately defeated Pratt and is set to face incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the upcoming November runoff.
The drawn-out count has also fueled broader allegations of irregularities.
First Assistant US Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli has encouraged Californians to submit any evidence of potential election fraud, warning that “people will be charged.”
Pratt himself has not directly rejected the outcome but has hinted at suspicion in posts on X, suggesting possible foul play tied to the city’s homeless population.
Meanwhile, controversy has intensified after homeless residents on Los Angeles’ Skid Row appeared in videos claiming they were pressured to sign multiple registration forms, forge signatures, and were offered cash in exchange for filling out voter information by individuals allegedly linked to “political partners.”
The allegations have further inflamed debate as the slow-moving count continues and the race inches toward its final certification.
