- Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt has been eliminated from the Los Angeles mayor’s race, according to the latest projections.
- Leftist city council member Nithya Raman has surpassed Pratt, securing second place with 28.5 percent of the vote compared to Pratt's 25.8 percent.
- Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, a Democrat, had already advanced to the November run-off, which will now feature two Democrats.
- Pratt's defeat is considered a blow to Donald Trump, who had championed his candidacy.
- Donald Trump also made unsubstantiated claims of election fraud regarding California's gubernatorial race, which a CNN analyst dismissed as the 'dumbest conspiracy theory'.
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