Spencer Pratt’s Runoff Hopes Shrink as Ballot Count Drags On

Nearly a week after Los Angeles voters cast their ballots, the battle for a spot in the city’s mayoral runoff remains unsettled, with independent candidate Spencer Pratt watching his advantage steadily narrow as…

Andrew PowellJun 7, 20263 min read

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highlighted the prolonged count through an online tracker focused on California’s election process.

“The California primary ended on June 2, 2026; yet California is still counting ballots,” the tracker states.

“The state’s election system is a complete joke. The RNC is tracking every hour it takes California to finish the count.”

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Recent ballot updates have largely favored Raman. In the latest batch, she gained 23,514 votes compared to Pratt’s 10,336, cutting his lead by more than 13,000 votes in a single reporting period.

Pratt reacted to the continued counting with a post on X, sharing a meme alongside the caption: “Me trying to figure out how votes get counted in LA.”

Under California’s top-two primary system, the two highest vote-getters advance to the general election if no candidate wins an outright majority.

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy criticized California’s election procedures while discussing the delayed results.

“The question to the rest of the world is what happened to California elections? Well, I’ll tell you, it’s Gavin Newsom,” McCarthy said on “Sunday Morning Futures.”

“When Gavin Newsom was elected governor of California, you knew who was elected in a day to two days. Now it takes more than weeks, almost a month.”

McCarthy added, “Why did we get here? Gavin changed a number of election laws in which you want to see is what did he do and why did he cause it?”

Democratic strategist Michael Trujillo argued that the late-count trend is not unusual in California elections and suggested Raman remains positioned to gain ground.

“I was always a little jealous of east coast elections getting so much attention in the media and on this app, yeah nevermind,” Trujillo wrote on X.

“The stupidity from these out of state analysts and reporters and the bots and fake accounts it brings to what is really a very NORMAL process happening in Los Angeles and California is annoying.”

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As the count continues, attention remains fixed on whether Pratt can maintain his slim advantage or whether Raman will complete a late surge and secure the final place in November’s mayoral runoff.

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