Traders say Karen Bass and Spencer Pratt will advance to runoff in high-profile L.A. mayoral race
Los Angeles voters go to the polls Tuesday. If no candidate receives more than 50%, the top-two vote getters will advance to a November runoff.
TL;DR
- Los Angeles voters are heading to the polls for the mayoral election.
- If no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote, the top two will proceed to a November runoff.
- Prediction market traders believe Mayor Karen Bass and Spencer Pratt are the most likely to reach the runoff.
- Karen Bass has a 93% chance of advancing, according to traders.
- Spencer Pratt has approximately a 75% chance of advancing.
- City Councilmember Nithya Raman has a 28% chance of advancing.
- The mayoral elections are nonpartisan; Bass and Raman are Democrats, while Pratt is a Republican.
- Traders previously saw Nithya Raman as a favorite, but her odds have significantly decreased.
- Traders give Karen Bass a 65% chance of being re-elected.
- Spencer Pratt has a 25% chance of winning the mayor's office.