California Primary Results: LA Mayor, Governor and Congressional Races Begin Reporting After 8 p.m.

M. Pacific. The stream will focus on the Los Angeles mayoral primary, the California gubernatorial primary and several congressional district contests.

Steve Kornacki, NBC News chief data analyst, has hosted the Kornacki Cam on streaming platforms since December, covering every special election and some state Senate contests. The feed shows continuous real-time totals on his Big Board without pundits until the last available count is posted. Kornacki said in a Monday phone interview, “This all happens in full view.

The audience gets to see the whole thing. com, the NBC News app, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. Polling reviewed by Kornacki indicates Mayor Karen Bass is in the strongest position to advance to a runoff among the three leading Los Angeles mayoral candidates, while Spencer Pratt has shown the largest gain in support over the past month.

Kornacki noted that the San Fernando Valley will account for more than a third and probably close to 40 percent of the mayoral vote, and that Bass will rely on central and south Los Angeles for roughly a third of her support. Kornacki said the Westside could prove more competitive.

He added that the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral race produced 646,000 total votes and that higher turnout is possible this year because of national attention on candidate Spencer Pratt.

M. local time in 2024, and Kornacki said the county, along with parts of the Central Valley, will provide early indicators for the gubernatorial race. California typically reports about two-thirds of its vote on election night, with the remainder processed over subsequent days.

Vote-by-mail ballots can continue arriving for seven days after the election. Kornacki has reported on politics for about 20 years.