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

With over 30% of the expected votes in, Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton are neck and neck in the race for California governor.

With 38% of the expected vote in about 30 minutes after the polls closed, Hilton was leading with 26.2% of the votes. Becerra was right behind him with 26% if the votes, followed by Tom Steyer at 20% and Chad Bianco at 12%.

All of the remaining contestants had less than 10% of the vote.

We are getting a first look at election results for the Los Angeles mayor race.

With 39 percent of the expected vote counted, incumbent L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is leading the pack at 38%, followed by Spencer Pratt at 28% and Nithya Raman at 20%.

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.