LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- California primary election results are coming in and early returns are showing a competitive race for the Los Angeles mayoral election and the California governor's race.
In the L.A. mayor's race, Karen Bass and Spencer Pratt took an early lead, with Nithya Raman trailing behind.
In the California governor's race, Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra were in the lead, with Tom Steyer in the number three position.
A lot is at stake and we're breaking everything down.
Here's a look at all the races and where everyone stands with up-to-date live election results:
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Ballot are being counted across California and elections results are rolling in.
From the California governor's race to the Los Angeles mayoral contest, ABC7 has live election results for the key races that matter to you.
Ballot are being counted across California and elections results are rolling in.
From the California governor's race to the Los Angeles mayoral contest, ABC7 has live election results for the key races that matter to you.
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is hosting a private and small event on Election Night in West L.A.
Pratt called the event, which is being held at Don Antonio's, very intimate.
Reality TV star Brody Jenner was spotted joining the event.
Pratt's campaign is bucking convention by not doing a big watch party with press invited.
Ronald Reagan. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Jerry Brown. Gavin Newsom.
The governor's office in California typically attracts some of the highest-wattage names in politics, but not this year.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris and Sen. Alex Padilla took a pass on the race. And with Newsom barred from seeking a third term, the campaign to succeed him turned into a sprawling, often messy contest.
In the final stretch, much of the attention has focused on Democrats Xavier Becerra, the former congressman and state attorney general who was also health secretary under President Joe Biden, and Tom Steyer, a billionaire known for his climate activism. Republican Steve Hilton is campaigning with Trump's endorsement.
Under California's primary system, all candidates appear on a single ballot and the top two finishers advance to the November general election, regardless of party. The absence of a front-runner incentivized virtually anyone with political ambition and a modicum of organization to join the race, leaving Democrats worried that their candidates would divide the vote and ultimately be shut out of the fall campaign. But those fears have eased in the primary's closing weeks, with the party now expecting to secure at least one slot on the November ballot.
The results could offer insight about how voters are feeling in a state where Democrats have dominated statewide elections for two decades.
Jude Mayer says she wasn't thrilled about voting for a billionaire for governor. But she believes Democrat Tom Steyer "is talking about the environment in the way that I want to hear about it."
The 24-year-old says climate change is an imminent threat to her home state in particular.
"I don't want to be under water in 10 years," Mayer said Tuesday after voting in Los Angeles.
