Bass and Raman tied at 40% in Los Angeles mayoral poll

Karen Bass and Nithya Raman are tied at 40% among likely voters in the Los Angeles mayoral race, according to a new poll, while 19% remain undecided and nearly half of Spencer Pratt’s primary voters have yet to choose a candidate. The Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies-Los Angeles Times survey was conducted online from Oct. 19 to 25 among 2,197 likely city voters. Its reported margin of error was about three percentage points. The results describe a close contest, not an election outcome. Among respondents who voted for Pratt in the June primary, 45% were undecided about the runoff, 41% said they planned to support Bass and 14% Raman, the poll found. Pratt, a reality television personality who finished third, received 25.5% of the primary vote. Bass received about 34% and Raman 29%, according to certified results. The size of Pratt’s primary constituency makes its preferences a potential factor in the runoff. About 218,000 Angelenos voted for him, according to an analysis of the certified results. Pratt carried 20 of the city’s 739 precincts, concentrated largely in the San Fernando Valley and several Westside neighborhoods. His votes also came from precincts won by...