California Primary Vote Counting Remains Incomplete One Day After Election

California conducted primary elections on Tuesday, June 2. As of Wednesday evening, state officials had not completed counting in any race, and no federal primary had surpassed 60 percent of ballots tallied. The slow pace drew public criticism on social media platforms. Observers compared the timeline to faster results reported in other states.

In the Los Angeles mayoral primary, 63 percent of votes had been counted by Wednesday at 8:52 p.m. Incumbent Democrat Karen Bass held 35.0 percent, Republican Spencer Pratt held 29.9 percent, and Democrat Nithya Raman held 22.8 percent. The race determines which two candidates advance to the November general election.

m. Republican Steve Hilton led with 27.6 percent, followed by Democrat Xavier Becerra at 25.6 percent and Tom Steyer at 19.8 percent. m. Tuesday. A Florida official posted on X that Florida processes more than 10 million votes in hours while California takes days or weeks, calling the difference pathetic and corrosive to civic culture.

The same account later questioned whether delays reflected incompetence or intent and noted shifting betting odds after additional ballots favored Democrats.