I didn’t get cheated.
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) July 9, 2026
You did. pic.twitter.com/ihDoZeEh9J
Former reality star, conspiracy theorist and failed Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt — who once believed the world was ending in 2012 — falsely claimed the election primary was rigged in a highly-edited video, a claim that was debunked by the Trump Department of Justice weeks ago, reported CNN.
Pratt also lied when he claimed Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman cried because she supposedly lost the night of the election, which was debunked by POLITIFACT:
Raman spoke on election night before the release of any initial results. C-SPAN titled her speech a “concession speech,” but at no point during her remarks did she concede. There are also no concession speeches or messages in her official social media campaign accounts.
Raman on election night thanked the city, her campaign and family, and spoke about campaign challenges and victories.
“Tonight may not give us a final answer on this race. Many thousands of votes will be counted in the days ahead. We may not get an answer we like. But regardless of what happens next, nobody can take away what all of us have built together,” Raman said.
She cried as she thanked her 10-year-old twins for their patience and said her campaign was intended to build a better city worthy of every child. She didn’t give the impression she was crying because she lost the race or because she was leaving it.
…After election night, California Secretary of State Shirley Weber reminded voters in a June 4 memo that although voting ended June 2, the counting process continues for up to 30 days after the election, in accordance with state law.
Weber said election results will change throughout the counting period as county election officials process votes by mail, provisional ballots and other ballots. This is normal as some mail in ballots are counted even if they were received seven days after the election, but are postmarked on election day. Last year, during a statewide special election, more than 80% of Californians voted by mail.
Pratt whined about the mail in votes for for Raman despite the fact that most California voters prefer mail-in voting instead of standing in line, noted Scopes:
California has a history of counting votes very slowly. It offers mail-in ballots to all registered voters, and according to the Los Angeles County elections website, more than 81% of voters cast their ballots by mail.
Even more, California gives voters a lot of leniency when voting by mail: A mail-in ballot in the state is valid as long it is postmarked by Election Day and arrives at an election office within seven days of the election. This means that close races often play out over the course of a week or two instead of than in a single night…
Though Pratt held a relatively significant lead over Raman in the first few days — he had an 8.1-point lead over Raman on election night, according to the AP — the mail-in results consistently favored Democrats. Raman crept closer with each new batch of votes reported, eventually overtaking Pratt on June 8. The Associated Press announced later that day that Raman would advance to the November election.
(Sources: Spencer Pratt, POLITIFACT, Scopes, CNN)