CA primary election results: Bass maintains lead as Raman closes gap in LA mayor's race with Pratt

A new batch of votes was counted on Saturday evening, showing Democrat Xavier Becerra is still in the lead in the race for California governor.

In the latest totals, with approximately 71% of the expected votes counted, Becerra had 27% of the vote. Republican Steve Hilton was right behind him with 26% of the vote, followed by Democrat Tom Steyer in third place with 21% of the vote.

Previously, Hilton was in the lead, but when more election results came in on Saturday, Becerra rose to first place, and AP News projected he would advance to the November election.

As of Saturday, there is about a 64,000-vote difference between Becerra and Hilton.

It is still undecided which additional candidate will advance.

A new batch of election results was released, revealing an even tighter gap between Los Angeles mayoral candidates Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt.

A new batch of election results was released early Saturday evening, revealing an even tighter gap between Los Angeles mayoral candidates Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt.

In the latest results, with 78% of the expected votes counted, incumbent Mayor Karen Bass is still leading the pack with 35% of the votes. Pratt is in second place with 27% of the vote, and Raman is trailing right behind him with 26% of the vote.

Approximately 60,000 votes were added in Saturday's batch of election results, and about 7,500 votes separate Pratt and Raman.

On election night, there was about a 10% gap between Pratt and Raman, but as more results have come in throughout the week, the gap has shrunk. On Friday evening, there was about a 3% gap between the two candidates.

ABC News projected Bass would advance to the November runoff on election night. ABC News has not yet projected who Bass' opponent will be in the November election.

The race to get on the November ballot for Los Angeles mayor continues, with a new round of election results shared early Friday evening.

The race to get on the November ballot for Los Angeles mayor continues, with a new round of election results shared early Friday evening. It appears Nithya Raman is slowly closing the gap with Spencer Pratt.

In the latest data, 71% of the expected votes have been counted. Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass still leads the pack at 35%, followed by Pratt at 28.2% and Raman at 24.9%.

On election night, there was about a 10% gap between Pratt and Raman, but as more results have come in throughout the week, the gap has shrunk. As of Friday evening, there is a less than 4% gap between the two candidates.

ABC News projected Bass would advance to the November runoff on election night. ABC News has not yet projected who Bass' opponent will be in the November election.

Democrat Xavier Becerra will advance to the general election in the California gubernatorial race, the Associated Press projects.

Democrat Xavier Becerra has advanced to the general election for California governor after pitching himself as an experienced choice to lead the nation's most populous state, AP News projects.

In a new drop of election results on Friday evening, Becerra took the lead over Republican Steve Hilton. In the latest totals, Becerra has 26.7% of the vote, and Hilton has 26.4% of the vote. Tom Steyer is in third with 21% of the vote.

In the latest update on Friday evening, 65% of the expected votes had been counted.

AP has not yet projected which candidate Becerra will face.

Becerra leaned on his more than 35 years in public office - including as state attorney general and U.S. health secretary - to argue that he was the most qualified candidate in a crowded field.

"I am ready to lead the fight to uphold California's promise to make sure we have the governance worthy of our gifts," he said on election night.

Once an afterthought in the race, he surged in the final months and vowed he would maintain the state's mantle as a chief antagonist to President Donald Trump.

AP News contributed to this report.