A Los Angeles-based Justice Department official late Friday debunked a baseless claim of a discrepancy in the vote count of the city’s mayoral race that has circulated on social media.

Voting in the hotly contested race for the Los Angeles mayor's office was in its final hours Tuesday evening, although the long list of candidates and the seemingly narrow division between the top three hopefuls mean a final decision in the nonpartisan race likely won't come until November.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has advanced to a November runoff in her bid for reelection. After a shaky first term marked by the most destructive wildfire in city history, the Democrat surpassed a large field of contenders to qualify for the second round of voting.

CBS News projects that incumbent Mayor Karen Bass will advance to the November election, while her opponents, Councilmember Nithya Raman and political newcomer Spencer Pratt, compete for the final spot.

Bass secured a spot on the November ballot and Pratt was running in second place as of early Wednesday morning,

The tight race for mayor of Los Angeles, the nation’s second most populous city, has been a talker for residents across the area. In particular, Spencer Pratt, a former reality

President Donald Trump raised the possibility of cheating in the primary elections for mayor of Los Angeles and governor of California. “There’s BIG cheating by the Dumocrats in California. Votes are all tied up.

Los Angeles The Hills star Spencer Pratt calls rivals 'pathological liars' after advancing toward a November mayoral runoff against incumbent Karen Bass