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California Completes Primary Results Count One Week After June 2 Election
The June 2 primary for governor and Los Angeles mayor required roughly seven days to determine runoff candidates. More than 80 percent of voters used mail ballots, and Los Angeles County has not adopted a 2023 expedited in-person option.
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California’s June 2026 primary for governor and Los Angeles mayor required about one week after the June 2 election to identify the candidates advancing to the November runoff. U.S. House and state Senate races took even longer to resolve.
More than 80 percent of California voters have used mail-in ballots in every election since 2020. In 2024 the state processed about 13 million vote-by-mail ballots, compared with fewer than 3 million in Colorado.
U.S. Population. A 2023 state law permitted counties to let voters submit mail ballots without envelopes at vote centers, shortening verification steps. About half of California counties have adopted the option, but Los Angeles County has not.
5 percent of ballots arrived after election day. ” Gov. ” Voter turnout in California has remained in the middle of the national range from 2008 to 2024.
Supporters of Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt waved banners at an election-night party at Don Antonio’s Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles on June 2. m. PT on June 14, 2026.
