Karen Bass heads to LA mayoral runoff but challenger yet to be determined

Key points

• Los Angeles’s high-profile mayoral contest remained unsettled Wednesday evening as the city waited to learn who will join incumbent Karen Bass in November’s general election.
• Bass came out ahead in Tuesday’s heated primary but, after securing less than 50% of the vote, she’ll have to defend her seat against either Spencer Pratt, a former reality TV star, or progressive city council member Nithya Raman.
• As of Wednesday evening, with more than 60% of votes counted, Pratt had secured just under 30% of the vote, while Raman had won nearly 23%.
• In California, where mail-in voting is popular and many Democrats waited until the last minute to return their ballots, it could take days or weeks for the final result to become clear.
• In remarks to voters on Tuesday evening, Bass said she would spend the next four years addressing homelessness and building more housing units.