In the latest ballot count for the Los Angeles mayoral election, former reality star Spencer Pratt's lead over councilwoman Nithya Raman has decreased. Pratt, a registered Republican, has 163,549 votes, maintaining a nearly 6% lead over Raman, who has 130,473 votes. The latest count indicates that Raman gained over 10,000 votes, while Pratt received under 6,000 since the previous tally.
In the gubernatorial race, Democrat Tom Steyer has overtaken Republican candidate Steve Hilton, adding nearly 24,000 votes to his total, compared to Hilton's 12,309 votes. Both candidates are trailing frontrunner Xavier Becerra, whose vote total increased from 390,154 to 418,130.
California's polls closed on June 2, and results may take weeks to finalize, with a bipartisan bill passed in 2025 requiring 'non-problematic' votes to be counted within 13 days. The state has a high rate of mail-in ballots, with 81% of voters using this method in 2024, significantly above the national average of 43%.
