Each election cycle brings a wave of celebrities endorsing the Democrat du jour – Clinton. Harris. Mamdani.

The Nov. 3 L.A. mayoral election could be an outlier.

Ex-reality show star Spencer Pratt might seem an unlikely candidate for the high-profile gig. His TV fame is mostly behind him, and he brings no political experience to the office.

Those Trumpian creds might attract MAGA loyalists, but the question is whether Pratt can peel off just enough votes from the celebrity circuit for a long-shot victory. 

To be sure, many liberal-minded voters have already rallied behind incumbent Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, despite all-round low marks for her handling of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, or her progressive challenger, City Council member Nithya Raman.

Bass leads in essentially every poll. And Raman is promising to reverse the dramatic Hollywood job losses happening on the incumbent mayor's watch.

Still, Pratt is in second place in two of three recent polls, including one a few weeks ago sponsored by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, with Bass ahead by 14 points, and an Emerson College poll in early March in which Pratt trailed by just 8 points. (A nonpartisan primary will be held on June 2, and any of the candidates could win the mayoral race outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote.)

But the sour news that continues to flow from the City of Angels could make Pratt’s candidacy more than a reality show lark. That, plus some unexpected voices speaking out against the city’s decline, mean Pratt has a puncher’s chance come Fall.

If so, “The Hills” alum might have to thank his celebrity peers for the push. Some may sit this battle out rather than support the Democratic front-runner. Others, having lived through the city’s tragic decline, may crave a legitimate Plan B. Or, rather, R. Pratt is a registered Republican, but he’s not running under that banner.

Apolitical comics David Spade and Dana Carvey bashed modern L.A. in March from the comfort of their “Fly on the Wall” podcast. The “Saturday Night Live” alums boast decades of Hollywood experience, and they couldn’t keep their concerns to themselves.

"The Hollywood industry is dying," Spade said, reflecting on the production lots he once worked on that are now filing for bankruptcy. 

“Thanks, Karen Bass. Thanks, Newsom," he said, referring, respectively, to Los Angles Mayor Karen Bass and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, also a Democrat. 

"The amount of productions is dying, and so they have to do something so more production comes back, and that starts with negotiating with the union and also subsidizing the industry tax breaks to compete with Romania," Carvey said, backing up his podcast partner’s lament.

Fellow industry veteran Rob Lowe proved more blunt last year while excoriating the city’s current leadership on the “Literally!” podcast.

“It’s cheaper to bring 100 American people to Ireland than to walk across the lot at Fox, past the sound stages and do it there,” Lowe said, referring to his game show, “The Floor.”

“It’s just tax, economics of it all, so it’s criminal what California and L.A. have let happen – it’s criminal. Everybody should be fired.”

Khloe Kardashian, hardly a partisan voice in the culture, called out Bass during last year’s deadly wildfires. She recoiled after learning city-wide budget cuts hurt the fire department’s resources at the worst possible time.

“Mayor Bass you are a joke!!!!” Kardashian wrote via her Instagram feed.

If celebrities who rarely address political matters are speaking out, it’s likely many more are having similar thoughts but staying silent, at least for now.

Other stars have been more aggressive on Pratt’s behalf.

Right-leaning comedian Adam Carolla invited Pratt on his podcast, giving the candidate a hearty endorsement.

“This man is going to save L.A.,” said Carolla, a lifelong California resident shocked at the Golden State’s condition. “We have a bunch of Marxist, socialist f***ing retards who are tearing this city down.”

Fellow podcast giant Joe Rogan, who called L.A. home for several years, also endorsed Pratt.

“Listen, man, I’m voting for you. ...  [Well] I can’t vote for you, but I’m rooting for you. I mean, if I lived in Los Angeles, no question whatsoever, I would vote for you,” Rogan said to the candidate’s face.

Fellow reality stars Kristin Cavallari, Brody Jenner (“The Hills”) and Jessi Draper (“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” also have Pratt’s back.

Comic Nikki Glaser, a fixture on the Hollywood circuit, isn’t weighing in on the mayor’s race – because she left the City of Angels for a less splashy destination.

Still, she told “Live with Kelly and Mark” that she moved from L.A. to St. Louis, her hometown, to “get away from it all” following the COVID-19 pandemic. And she never went back.

Celebrities rallied behind Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, raising money for her candidacy and promoting her on concert stages and Zoom calls alike. 

It didn’t work. Some suggested the celebrity support actually hurt the Californian's short-lived campaign.

If Pratt pulls off an improbable victory Nov. 3, celebrities might rightly say he played a part in that underdog story.