Spencer Pratt's Mayoral Bid Ends, Celebrity Takes Flood In

When Spencer Pratt threw his hat into the Los Angeles mayoral race back in January 2026, the former reality TV star wasn’t shy about what he believed needed to happen.“The system in Los Angeles isn’t struggling; it’s fundamentally broken,”he declared at a public demonstration on January 7. His campaign was framed as a mission to expose corruption and hold the city accountable—born partly from personal tragedy, as his family’s Pacific Palisades home had burned down in wildfires exactly one year prior.

But on June 7, the dream came to an end. Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman leapfrogged Pratt in the polls, cementing a runoff election between herself and incumbent Karen Bass. Pratt’s bid for the city’s top job was officially over, and as news spread, Hollywood’s reaction came fast and furious—ranging from pointed jokes to genuine support.

Jimmy Kimmel seized the moment to remind Pratt of something he’d said during the campaign: that he’d leave Los Angeles if he didn’t win. On the June 9 broadcast of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the late-night host offered Pratt a rented U-Haul, complete with beds, tables, chairs, and“all your crystals, whatever you want,”according to the article. It was comedy gold for Kimmel’s audience, but not everyone found it amusing. Meghan McCain fired back via X, calling Kimmel“a mean, heartless b*****d”and suggesting no amount of“on air crying”would change her mind.

Not everyone was laughing at Pratt’s expense. Superman star Dean Cain threw his support behind the failed candidate, writing“They had to cheat to beat you, Spencer. But now they’re exposed. If nothing else — you changed the game. Well done.”It’s a sentiment that speaks to a deeper divide over how seriously Pratt’s campaign was taken and what his candidacy might have symbolized to different corners of the celebrity world.

Vanderpump Rules alum Katie Maloney took aim at supporters claiming the election was“stolen”from Pratt, simply writing“Please stop with this. It’s so tired.”Meanwhile, actor Wilson Cruz joined the lighthearted pile-on, replying to Pratt’s quip about vote counting with“Are you still here? Let me help”—and attached flights out of Los Angeles to his post.

What emerges from all this chatter is a snapshot of how celebrity politics plays out in real time: some use it as fodder for jokes, others defend it as a genuine attempt to shake things up, and still others try to pump the brakes on increasingly familiar rhetorical patterns. Pratt’s mayoral moment may be over, but the conversation he sparked—about celebrity candidacies, systemic change, and who gets to be taken seriously in politics—lingers on.