CA primary election results: California governor, Los Angeles mayor races now decided

When the first round of election results in the California governor's race dropped around 8:20 p.m. Tuesday, Republican candidate Steve Hilton was leading with 29% of the vote.

At the time, only 17% of the votes were in. A larger portion of results, including some of the vote-by-mail ballot results, are expected at 8:30 p.m.

With 6% of the votes in, Xavier Becerra was behind Hilton with 25% of the vote, followed by Tom Steyer with 19% and Chad Bianco at 12%

A political expert talked to ABC7 about what they were watching for during the California primary election.

USC Annenberg Media Center Director Christina Bellantoni broke down how early Republican turnout led to more spending from Democratic.

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A political expert talked to ABC7 about what they were watching for during the California primary election.

Ballots 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.

See all election results here

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.