John Tucker

And Decision Desk HQ is now projecting her lead will hold and that she's going to face Democratic incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in November's general election.

With 34% of the vote counted, Rahman leads Pratt by less than 1%.

A Pratt best known as a reality TV villain on shows like The Hills has the backing of President Trump.

He grabbed headlines with a strong debate performance back in April and a social media presence that included viral videos depicting him as a Batman-like character battling the Democratic establishment.

I'm John Tucker, Bloomberg Radio.

And, Natus, more mail-in ballots are counted.

The Democratic Los Angeles council member, Nydia Rahman, has surged past Republican reality TV personality Spencer Pratt.

Rahman, who initially trailed Pratt by eight percentage points...

closed the gap as mail-in ballots were counted over the weekend.

Well, that's a protracted process in California that can drag on for weeks.

Rahman had 27.1% of the votes counted so far, and Pratt had 26.7%.

Both are vying to compete in a November 3rd runoff against Mayor Karen Bass, who has 34.7% of the vote.

The 44-year-old Roman has favored cutting spending on police, among other things.

Her leftist politics prompted comparisons with Zoran Mamdani, a fellow Democratic Socialist who swept a victory in New York.

I'm John Tucker, Bloomberg Radio.

Hot Wheels.

And Nathan, as more mail-in ballots are counted, Democratic Los Angeles council member Nithya Raman has surged past Republican reality TV personality Spencer Pratt.

Raman, who initially trailed Pratt by eight percentage points, closed the gap as the mail

and ballots were counted over the weekend.

And that's a protracted process in California that can drag on for weeks.