New Leader In Key CA Race After More Ballots Counted

Karen Bass — 183,701 (35%) –Spencer Pratt — 157,116 (29.9%) –Nithya Raman — 119,809 (22.8%)

–Spencer Pratt — 157,116 (29. 9%) –Nithya Raman — 119,809 (22. 8%)

So far, Pratt looks likely to square off against Bass in November.

No Republican has won a mayoral race in Los Angeles in more than three decades.

But the votes he has already earned reflect a real frustration among Angelenos with a city that has declined after years of Democratic rule

This comes after two incidents of attempted election interference may have occurred in Long Beach and elsewhere before the June 2 primary election.