Hundreds of Thousands of Late Mail Ballots From Democratic Counties Still Being Counted in California Primary

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Wednesday night that Democrats are attempting to steal the California gubernatorial and Los Angeles mayoral primaries from Republican candidates through late mail-in ballots. “There’s BIG cheating by the Dumocrats in California,” Trump wrote. “Votes are all tied up.

U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. As of Wednesday evening, neither the Los Angeles mayoral race nor the California gubernatorial race had been called.

6 percent, according to the Associated Press. Hilton held a 2 percentage-point lead over Becerra and nearly an 8 point lead over Democrat Tom Steyer. In the Los Angeles mayoral race, 62 percent of the vote has been counted.

8 percent. Polymarket bettors gave 67 percent odds that Bass and Raman advance to the November election and 32 percent odds that Bass and Pratt advance. Additional results released by more than a dozen counties on Wednesday added thousands of votes to both Becerra’s and Steyer’s totals.

The race remains fluid, with more ballots expected over the coming days and weeks. ” California is among the slowest states to report election results because it prioritizes participation and ballot verification over speed. Every registered voter receives a mail ballot.

In the 2024 presidential election, nearly 90 percent of votes in California were cast by mail. Under California law, ballots can arrive up to seven days after Election Day if postmarked on time. For the June primary, the mail ballot postmark deadline is June 9.

The state also allows same-day voter registration. California has more than 23 million registered voters. The state uses a jungle primary system in which all candidates appear on one ballot and the top two advance to the November election.

Analysts say the remaining ballots could favor Democrats because many come from counties that traditionally lean blue.