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Spencer Pratt supporters weigh runoff choices after June municipal election
Roughly 217,700 Los Angeles voters who backed Spencer Pratt in the June municipal election now face a November runoff between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman. Interviews with 25 of those voters show many plan to skip the race or cast blank ballots.
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Former mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt did not advance past the June municipal election but received 217,718 votes, or 25.5 percent of the total cast for mayor.
A majority of the interviewed voters said they do not plan to participate in the mayoral race. Some indicated they may write in Pratt’s name as a protest vote even though such ballots will not be counted.
Ron Goldschmidt, a 50-year-old independent from the Palisades who lost his home in recent fires, said he will leave his ballot blank. He expressed frustration that Raman advanced ahead of Pratt after additional mail ballots were counted. Kenyatta Cole, 61, a Democrat who previously supported Bass, said he will not vote in the runoff.
He cited dissatisfaction with city infrastructure funding and said he sees little difference between Bass and Raman.
California law permits homeless residents to register using a shelter or other regular location. Pratt stated after the election that he plans to “go to war” and claimed to possess evidence that could force Bass and Raman to resign. He had earlier indicated he might leave the city if defeated.
Several voters expressed regret that real-estate developer Rick Caruso, who defeated Bass in 2022 but chose not to run again in 2026, was not on the ballot.
