Election

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Nithya Raman have advanced from the primary election to face off in the November general election.

California election officials continue counting ballots in volatile primary races for governor and Los Angeles mayor, where top-two rules will shape the November matchups.

Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman has significantly narrowed candidate Spencer Pratt's lead to 20,672 votes in the race for the second-place spot in the mayoral runoff.

Xavier Becerra, the former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and Attorney General of California, will appear on the 2026 ballot following this week's primary election.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced federal election fraud probes in California following criticisms of the state's slow primary vote count.

Deputy Attorney General Marissa Roy led the race for Los Angeles city attorney and appeared likely to advance to a November runoff, while police union-backed candidate John McKinney held second place.

State election officials are expected to learn sometime on Thursday exactly how many votes still need to be counted in the California primary election, as well as how long the process could take.

Los Angeles County election workers are processing over 713,000 outstanding primary ballots, prompting unverified claims from Donald Trump and a sharp rebuttal from Gov. Gavin Newsom's office.

Unofficial primary results show LA Mayor Karen Bass leading the pack, with Spencer Pratt trailing closely and Councilwoman Nithya Raman holding out hope as mail-in ballots are counted.

The June 2 primary election sets the stage for November, narrowing the field of candidates for California governor to the top two contenders.