Spencer Pratt , who for a brief dizzying moment went from reality-show afterthought to the potential next mayor of Los Angeles , is back to being the person from that reality show.

The Associated Press late Monday afternoon officially called second place for his progressive rival Nithya Raman , after six days of the City Council member steadily gaining ground as more and more ballots were counted. A new batch of votes Monday took Raman’s lead from 3,000 when the day started to more than 21,000 at its close. With just 8 percent, or 65,0000, of ballots outstanding, Raman’s lead was deemed insurmountable, and the AP called it.

Raman will now face incumbent mayor Karen Bass in a November runoff in a battle between two onetime Democratic allies who will argue over whether the city needs a steady moderate hand or a new progressive one to combat the many issues facing it.

Raman posted to X and Instagram several hours after the election was called, saying she was “incredibly honored that voters have given us the…