The already tense Los Angeles mayoral race is getting even messier as vote counting drags on, and reality TV personality Spencer Pratt is fanning the flames with pointed online jabs and lingering questions about the outcome.
“Are they done counting yet?” Pratt wrote on X Thursday, as election officials continued tallying ballots in a race that has yet to fully settle.
Pratt, who has not conceded or formally contested the result, was also seen out with his wife Heidi Montag the same day, leaving Delgado’s restaurant in Carpinteria.
He wore a T-shirt featuring Montag’s face as the pair exited the eatery.
When approached by The California Post and asked whether he believed there was voter fraud or what he thought had happened in the race, Pratt offered no explanation, simply shrugging his shoulders and raising his arms.
Pratt, endorsed by President Donald Trump, initially outperformed expectations on election night, at one point leading Councilwoman Nithya Raman by more than eight points.
But as mail-in ballots were processed, traditionally more favorable to Democrats, his lead evaporated.
The latest tally shows Karen Bass with 291,397 votes, Raman with 246,333 and Pratt with 216,783.
With 99% of expected votes counted Thursday night and an estimated 7,000 ballots still outstanding, the race has tightened into a slow-count showdown.
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Raman ultimately defeated Pratt and is set to face incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the upcoming November runoff.
The drawn-out count has also fueled broader allegations of irregularities.
First Assistant US Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli has encouraged Californians to submit any evidence of potential election fraud, warning that “people will be charged.”
Pratt himself has not directly rejected the outcome but has hinted at suspicion in posts on X, suggesting possible foul play tied to the city’s homeless population.
Meanwhile, controversy has intensified after homeless residents on Los Angeles’ Skid Row appeared in videos claiming they were pressured to sign multiple registration forms, forge signatures, and were offered cash in exchange for filling out voter information by individuals allegedly linked to “political partners.” The allegations have further inflamed debate as the slow-moving count continues and the race inches toward its final certification.
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