California governor’s race remains too close to call as vote-counting continues
Summary
Several key races in California’s primary election remain too close to call days after voting ended. Vote counting continues due to many late-arriving mail-in ballots, with Democrats expected to gain as more ballots are counted.Key Facts
- In the governor’s race, Steve Hilton leads narrowly with about 60% of votes counted, followed by Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer.
- The top two candidates will advance to the general election in November.
- Karen Bass is confirmed for the Los Angeles mayor runoff, but her opponent is still unclear between Spencer Pratt and Nithya Raman.
- California counties must complete ballot counting by June 15, but some mail-in ballots postmarked by election day can be counted later.
- Experts say late ballots mostly come from Democrats, which may change current results.
- President Trump declared victory for Hilton and accused California of election fraud without confirmed investigations.
- Governor Newsom’s office and election officials emphasize accuracy over speed in counting votes.
- A law now requires California to finish counting ballots within 13 days, down from 30 days previously.
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