Pratt questions how votes get counted in California as lead over Nithya Raman shrinks
Spencer Pratt has raised questions about California's vote-counting system as his lead over Nithya Raman diminishes. As of Saturday night, Pratt's lead had shrunk to under 10,000 votes, down from a 40,000-vote advantage earlier in the week. The primary election results are still being finalized due to the state's extensive mail-in voting process.
- ▪Pratt's lead over Raman decreased significantly from 40,000 votes to less than 10,000.
- ▪As of Saturday night, Pratt received 27.3% of the vote while Raman received 26.2%.
- ▪California's election results take longer to finalize because of the verification process for mail-in ballots.
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Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt questioned California’s vote-counting system for the first time Saturday night as his lead over Councilwoman Nithya Raman shrank. Pratt, who is competing against Raman in the primary to challenge Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, held a less than 10,000-vote lead over Raman as of Saturday night, after leading by about 40,000 votes on Wednesday morning. Recommended Stories Pratt questions how votes get counted in California as lead over Nithya Raman shrinks Janeese Lewis George out of line with majority of DC voters on youth curfew: Poll Rahm Emanuel kicks tires on White House bid with bike tour of New Hampshire As of 11:30 p.m., Pratt had received 27.3% of the vote, and Raman received 26.2%, with 77.% of the expected vote having been counted.
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