Key facts
- Los Angeles County is counting late-arriving and provisional ballots.
- Spencer Pratt's prospects for becoming Los Angeles Mayor have dimmed.
- A misleading vote update led some observers to believe there was a large batch of votes counted that included zero votes for Spencer Pratt.
- Spencer Pratt is challenging incumbent Mayor Karen Bass.
Following Tuesday's election, Los Angeles County has commenced the process of counting late-arriving and provisional ballots. This ongoing count suggests that Spencer Pratt's prospects for winning the Los Angeles mayoral race have diminished. Pratt, who is challenging incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, had focused his campaign on issues such as Bass's alleged mishandling of the 2025 Palisades wildfire, an event that reportedly led to Pratt losing his home. A misleading update of votes reported by media outlets led some observers to believe there was a large batch of votes counted that included zero votes for candidate Spencer Pratt, though no such batch existed. The slow pace of ballot counting is characteristic of Los Angeles elections, where mail-in and provisional ballots can take weeks to finalize.