New LA mayor’s race poll drops — as undecided voters give Spencer Pratt huge surge

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Spencer Pratt is gaining major ground in the Los Angeles mayoral race, according to a new poll.

The former reality TV star had the support of 22% of voters, according the poll released Wednesday by by Emerson College.


Spencer Pratt speaking at the NBC4 and Telemundo 52 California Gubernatorial and Los Angeles Mayoral Debates.
Spencer Pratt is gaining major ground in the Los Angeles mayoral race. Jon Rou/LMU

The independent candidate trailed only incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, who had 30% support, while socialist-linked Democrat city Councilmember Nithya Raman sat in third place with 19%.

The polling by Emerson, conducted May 9-10, found all three candidates seeing huge bumps in support as undecided voters make their pick ahead of the June 2 primary.

The number of undecided voters dropped from a whopping 51% in March to 16% in the latest poll.


Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in a yellow blazer, glasses, and a lavalier microphone, at a debate.
Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass had 30% support. Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post

In March, Bass had a comfortable lead with 20% support, while both Pratt and Raman had only half of that.

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