California Leaves Governor, LA Mayor Races Undecided as Hilton Leads at 28%
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 4
California Leaves Governor, LA Mayor Races Undecided as Hilton Leads at 28%
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 4
Summary
Thursday counts still had California's gubernatorial and Los Angeles mayoral primaries unresolved, days after the June 2 vote and with only the top two finishers advancing to November.
Steve Hilton led the governor's race with about 28%, ahead of Xavier Becerra at 25% and Tom Steyer at 20%, while Karen Bass secured a November spot in Los Angeles and Spencer Pratt held second with 30% to Nithya Raman's 22%.
California's slow count stems from universal mail voting and a review process that accepts ballots arriving up to a week after Election Day if postmarked on time.
That system again drew criticism from election watchers and politicians, including Nate Silver and Rep. Kevin Kiley, who said the state's vote-counting delays are unusually prolonged and damaging to confidence.