In the Los Angeles mayoral race, Spencer Pratt's lead over Councilwoman Nithya Raman has decreased, as reported on Thursday. Pratt, a registered Republican, has 163,549 votes, leading Raman by nearly 6%, who has 130,473 votes, according to the latest count from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder and the County Clerk. Raman gained over 10,000 votes in this count, while Pratt received under 6,000. Incumbent Democratic 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 HHS 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 in November. California's polls closed on June 2, and final results may take weeks to be certified. The state has a high rate of mail-in voting, with 81% of voters casting their ballots by mail in 2024, significantly above the national average of 43%.
