Spencer Pratt leads the L.A. mayoral race with 29.4% of the vote, while progressive Democrat Nithya Raman trails at 23.4% as hundreds of thousands of ballots remain uncounted. Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass secured her spot in the November election with 35% of the vote, leaving the second-place position up for grabs in the coming weeks.

Los Angeles County has between 250,000 and 300,000 ballots left to count, with Raman gaining ground on recent tallies. Ballots postmarked by Election Day can still be counted if received by June 9, with daily updates expected through at least June 12. The remaining ballots are expected to favor Democrats, creating a path for Raman's potential comeback.

The race's outcome hinges on whether the current counting trend continues and how the uncounted ballots break demographically. If Raman maintains her recent momentum, she could overtake Pratt for the second spot, setting up a November contest between Bass and either Pratt or Raman.