New Delhi, June 8 -- Indian-American politician Nithya Raman has moved into second place in the race for Los Angeles mayor, putting her on track to advance to a November runoff against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass.

According to the latest tally released by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, Bass leads the nonpartisan contest with 34.68% of the vote, while Raman has climbed to 27.12%, narrowly overtaking Republican reality television personality Spencer Pratt, who stands at 26.69%.

The primary election was held on January 2, and roughly 80% of ballots have been counted. California's lengthy vote-counting process, particularly for mail-in ballots, allowed Raman to erase an early eight-point deficit and move ahead of Pra...