Actor and comedian Jamie Kennedy is raising doubts about the vote-counting process in the Los Angeles mayoral race after betting odds sharply moved away from candidate Spencer Pratt, even as Pratt remained ahead in the partial vote count.
Kennedy, best known for his role in “Scream,” has publicly supported Pratt in the race. On Friday, he shared a post showing socialist City Councilmember Nithya Raman with a 95% chance of advancing to the November general election, despite Pratt still leading as ballots continued to be counted.
“This is a literal crime scene,” Kennedy wrote. “There is no way this is an honest election.”
The comment came after oddsmakers had recently given Pratt more than a 75% chance of making it out of the primary. Pratt and Raman are battling for the second spot in the runoff against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, who has already been projected to advance.
As of Saturday, Los Angeles County was still counting thousands of ballots. With 71% of the vote counted, Pratt had 28.2% of the vote, while Raman had 24.9%.
But Pratt’s lead has been shrinking as more mail-in ballots are processed. Those ballots often favor Democratic candidates, and Raman received a major boost on Friday, cutting Pratt’s lead by 20,672 votes from the day before.
Some political observers said the late movement was not necessarily unexpected. They argued that the remaining mail-in ballots appeared likely to come from younger and more Democratic-leaning voters, a pattern that could benefit Raman as the count continues.
This is a literal crime scene. There is no way this is an honest election. https://t.co/XmdOs6YBy8
— Jamie Kennedy (@JamieKennedy) June 6, 2026
“Barring some mathematical surprise, today’s results suggest that Nithya Raman is likely headed to the runoff,” longtime political strategist Michael Trujillo told The California Post on Friday.
That explanation has not satisfied Kennedy or others online, where the shifting odds and slow ballot count have fueled suspicion and claims of election fraud.
Conservative pollster John McLaughlin told The California Post that Raman’s late surge was unusual, though he also said the broader issue may be California’s slow vote-counting process, which can leave voters uncertain for days after Election Day.
“What makes it seem strange is that for Raman to be ahead or to overtake Pratt, it means that the remaining Democrat votes had to vote for Raman instead of Bass,” McLaughlin said. “The dynamic there is plausible, but it also raises doubts and questions about a system that’s flawed.”
McLaughlin said the delay itself can create mistrust, especially when early results appear to point in one direction before late ballots change the shape of the race.
Los Angeles County has continued processing ballots under its standard procedures, with officials working through the remaining votes after Election Day. The final outcome will determine whether Raman or Pratt faces Bass in the general election.
For now, Pratt remains ahead in the counted vote, while analysts and oddsmakers increasingly point to Raman as the more likely candidate to claim the final runoff spot. The gap between the raw vote total and the projected outcome is what has drawn Kennedy’s attention — and sparked a broader debate among supporters, skeptics and election watchers about how the race is being counted.
