(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nPratt entered the race earlier this year and quickly became a headline-generating candidate thanks in part to his willingness to say just about anything that would get people talking. <\/p>\n
For a while, it looked as though his unconventional strategy might actually work.<\/p>\n
But after additional ballots were counted, incumbent Mayor Karen Bass held onto first place while City Councilmember Nithya Raman surged into second, leaving Pratt on the outside looking in. <\/p>\n
Bass and Raman will now advance to the November runoff election.<\/p>\n
According to the latest vote totals, Bass received roughly 34.3% of the vote, Raman secured about 28.5%, and Pratt finished with 25.8%.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s a disappointing finish for a candidate who managed to attract attention from some very high-profile figures during the campaign.<\/p>\n
\nPratt\u2019s mayoral bid became a national story thanks in part to commentary from everyone from President Donald Trump to Senator Ted Cruz and even Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Whether that attention actually helped him at the ballot box is a different story.<\/p>\n
The result also prompted a fresh round of controversy after Trump blasted the election process<\/a> on social media, claiming the outcome was somehow suspicious after Pratt slipped from a runoff position as additional ballots were counted. <\/p>\nElection officials, however, continued tallying votes under California\u2019s standard vote-counting procedures.<\/p>\n
Pratt launched his campaign after becoming one of the many residents affected by the devastating Palisades wildfire<\/a>, which destroyed his family\u2019s home. Throughout the race, he positioned himself as an outsider candidate who could shake up city government and challenge the political establishment.<\/p>\nUltimately, however, Los Angeles voters decided they\u2019d rather stick with experienced public officials than hand the keys to the city over to a reality television star.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re sure Spencer is already planning his next outlandish venture. But for now, he\u2019ll have to delete \u201cmayoral hopeful\u201d from his social media bios.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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