By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2026-06-11 23:41:08 | Updated at 2026-06-14 03:31:07
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Former reality television star Spencer Pratt hit out at Los Angeles' vote-counting delays as he broke his silence after losing the mayoral race.
Pratt had remained in second place in the election until Sunday, when progressive challenger Nithya Raman pulled ahead as California officials continued to count mail-in ballots.
By Monday night, the Associated Press announced that Raman will advance to a runoff election against incumbent Democrat Mayor Karen Bass - officially making Pratt the loser.
Pratt has yet to address the public since his loss, but in a social media post on Thursday he mocked the delay to count all of the mail-in votes, which were allowed to be sent up until 8 p.m. on Election Day and generally lean more Democratic.
'Are they done counting yet?' he posted.
His snarky remark comes nearly one week after President Donald Trump sent a top Justice Department official to Los Angeles to oversee the counting as he falsely spread the lie that California's Democrats were rigging the election.
In California, the top two vote-getters advance to a November runoff election regardless of party.
Former reality television star Spencer Pratt spoke out for the first time since his election loss with a social media post on June 11
had remained in second place in the election until Sunday, when progressive challenger Nithya Raman (pictured) pulled ahead as California officials continued to count mail-in ballots
In a snarky social media post on Thursday, Pratt asked whether election officials were 'done counting yet'
Pratt, a registered Republican who once appeared on the reality television show The Hills, shook up the race, turning it into a vengeance campaign against Bass after losing his $3 million home in last year's Palisades fire.
He got a boost from user-created AI videos and his own team's creative ads, in which the reality veteran pledged to be a change agent to tackle the city's massive homeless problem.
Over the course of his campaign, Pratt drummed up plenty of celebrity support - even getting an endorsement from President Trump himself.
Frasier's Kelsey Grammer was among the Hollywood supporters, telling Fox News Digital: 'He's the only guy that's a real option'.
Dennis Quaid echoed his sentiments, as when asked why he was supporting Spencer, he told Fox: 'Why? What are you talking about? Why? Just look around, man.'
Katharine McPhee and David Foster helped Spencer raise funds for his race, throwing him a fundraiser earlier this year.
Meanwhile, Selma Blair assured Spencer he had her vote, commenting 'voted' under his post, while Paris Hilton penned a supportive 'LFG' and Diplo wrote 'please.'
Spencer, a registered Republican, announced he was running after losing his $3 million home in last year's Palisades fire
He repeatedly hit out at incumbent Mayor Karen Bass for her response to the wildfire and for the city's homeless problem
By the time Election Night rolled around on June 2, Pratt voiced his confidence that he would make the runoff race.
'She knows it's on,' Pratt said of Bass when addressing reporters outside of Don Antonio's, a Mexican restaurant, where he and wife Heidi Montag were holding a private watch party with family members and supporters.
'I hope she's ready. I literally could not be more excited,' Pratt added.
Meanwhile, Raman seemed to become emotional when addressing her supporters, as she appeared to be in a distant third place.
That all changed as more mail-in ballots were counted, and Raman overtook Pratt.
Pratt had a hopeful tone as he addressed the press outside his Election Night watch party
Raman, a progressive member of LA's City Council, became emotional during her Election Night remarks as she appeared to come in a distant third place
She is considered a much more formidable challenger to Bass, who took heat last year for being at an embassy cocktail party in Ghana when the fires were raging, according to the LA Times.
Democrats outnumber Republicans in LA County three to one.
Raman entered the mayoral race in February, just hours before the filing deadline, despite previously being a political ally of Bass.
She was backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, who saw success in New York City with the election of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who easily won the general election in November.
