Hindustan Times reports that Indian-American former urban planner Nithya Raman, running as a Democrat, advanced to the November runoff for mayor of Los Angeles after trailing Republican Spencer Pratt by over 40,000 votes. The outlet states that additional ballots counted on Sunday and Monday produced the result in the city of roughly four million. Separate analysis indicates no such mayoral primary occurred, as incumbent Karen Bass's term extends to 2026.