In the Los Angeles mayoral race, Spencer Pratt's lead over Councilwoman Nithya Raman decreased as of June 5, 2026. Pratt, a registered Republican, has 163,549 votes, leading Raman, a Democrat, who has 130,473 votes. This represents a near 6% lead for Pratt, although Raman gained over 10,000 votes in the latest count compared to Pratt's under 6,000. Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass has secured enough votes to advance to the November general election.
In the gubernatorial race, Republican Steve Hilton leads with 1,533,435 votes, followed by former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra with 1,470,100 votes, and billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer with 1,139,517 votes. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes, the top two candidates will proceed to a runoff.
California's polls closed on June 2, 2026, and final results may take weeks to certify. A bipartisan bill passed in 2025 mandates that "non-problematic" votes 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%.
