Raman overtakes Pratt in L.A. mayoral primary; gubernatorial race remains undecided

Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman moved ahead of Spencer Pratt in the race for second place in the mayoral primary after previously trailing by six percentage points. With 83 percent of votes counted as of Sunday night, Raman held 27.1 percent to Pratt's 26.7 percent.

Gubernatorial primary In the race to succeed the current governor, former U.S.

Hilton remained in second place through the weekend. Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, a Democrat, reached 21.5 percent on Sunday returns while Hilton held nearly 26 percent. Hilton posted on X that the slow pace of counting showed "the incompetence and uselessness of the state government." Steyer's campaign said the race remained too close to call and that every ballot should be counted.

Next ballot updates Los Angeles County is scheduled to release its next update by 5 p.m. PT on Monday. Several other large counties, including Alameda, Orange, and San Francisco, also plan updates on Monday.