Overview
- Pratt finished third in the June 2 Los Angeles mayoral primary and will not advance to the November runoff after mail-in ballots counted after election night moved City Councilmember Nithya Raman into second place over him.
- County tallies show Mayor Karen Bass leading with about 34 percent, Raman with roughly 29 percent (246,333 votes) and Pratt with about 25.5 percent (216,783 votes), figures reported by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder and news outlets.
- After briefly posting “Are they done counting yet?” on X, Pratt released a three-minute video that acknowledged his campaign phase was ending and then launched repeated personal attacks on Bass and Raman while declaring “It’s war.”
- In the video Pratt claimed he holds recordings that would force one of the remaining candidates to resign, but he provided no evidence and those allegations remain unverified as a developing story.
- Pratt’s surge had relied on a personal wildfire recovery narrative, late fundraising and celebrity amplification including support from President Donald Trump, and his new combative posture could shape turnout and messaging in the Bass‑Raman runoff this fall.