CA primary election results: Bass maintains lead as Raman overtakes Pratt for 2nd in LA mayor's race

Last updated: Monday, June 8, 2026 2:43AM GMT
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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 continued to hold a lead in the mayoral race with 35% of the vote, while Nithya Raman overtook Spencer Pratt for second place, according to the latest figures.

In the California governor's race, Xavier Becerra advanced to the general election. It was not yet clear who Becerra would face in the general election. His top rivals came down to Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News commentator backed by President Donald Trump, and Democrat Tom Steyer, a billionaire climate activist who poured $215 million of his own money into his campaign.

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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ABC News contributed to this report.

Jun 03, 2026, 2:54 AM

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2 hours and 11 minutes ago

Trump storms off interview, pushes claims of election fraud in CA

As votes from last Tuesday's primary election are still being counted, President Donald Trump is pushing claims of election fraud in California.

As votes from last Tuesday's primary election are still being counted, President Donald Trump is pushing claims of election fraud in California.

He stormed off during a pre-taped interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" when he was questioned about his unsubstantiated claims.

"The Republicans are doing well in California," Correspondent Kristen Welker said.

"In California... no, they're not. They're dropping fast because it's a rigged election. Let me tell you. It's four days, and they aren't even close with coming up with..." Trump said.

"That's how they count the votes in California," Welker replied.

"You know why they're doing that? Because they are cheating on the election," Trump said.

"Do you have evidence to support that?" Welker asked.

"All I have to do is look. All I have to do is look," Trump replied.

"But, that's not evidence," Welker pushed back.

"And I listen. And I listen to people. And let's see what happens," Trump said.

"But, sir, that's not evidence. That's how they count the votes in California," Welker replied.

"Do you think it's appropriate that they have an election and five days later they are nowhere close to picking a winner?" Trump questioned.

"State and local officials acknowledge they are slow, they are urging the votes..." Welker said.

"No, they are crooked," Trump interjected.

The president also went on to accuse Welker of being crooked before walking out mid-interview.

Election experts say claims of widespread voter fraud now and in the presidential elections have never been proven.

The U.S. Attorney's office is investigating.

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12:35 AM GMT

Becerra maintains lead, Steyer begins to close gap in CA governor's race

Tom Steyer is slowly beginning to close the gap between second and third place in the governor's race while Xavier Becerra maintains his lead.

A new batch of votes was counted on Sunday evening, showing Democrat Xavier Becerra is still in the lead in the race for California governor. Meanwhile, Democrat Tom Steyer continues to steadily gain votes.

With approximately 72% of the expected votes counted on Sunday, Becerra maintained 27% of the vote. Republican Steve Hilton was right behind him with 26% of the vote, followed by Steyer in third place with 22% of the vote.

While the governor's race hasn't seen a ton of movement, Steyer's vote total did increase by 1 percentage point compared to Saturday.

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

As of Sunday, there is about a 95,000-vote difference between Becerra and Hilton.

It is still undecided which additional candidate will advance.

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3 hours and 50 minutes ago

Nithya Raman jumps ahead of Spencer Pratt, sliding to 2nd place in race for LA mayor

In a new batch of results, Nithya Raman overtook Spencer Pratt by only a few thousand votes, putting her in second place in the L.A. mayor race.

In a new batch of election results released on Sunday, Nithya Raman overtook Spencer Pratt by only a few thousand votes, putting her in second place in the Los Angeles mayoral election.

Pratt had held onto second place since election night on Tuesday, but Raman slowly began closing the gap as more results were tallied. On Saturday evening, there was only a 1% gap between the two candidates, with Pratt still in second place.

In the latest results, with 83% of the expected votes counted, incumbent Mayor Karen Bass is still leading the pack with 34.7% of the votes. Raman is in second place with 27.1% of the vote, and Pratt is trailing right behind her with 26.7% of the vote.

Approximately 50,000 votes were added in Sunday's batch of election results, and only about 3,000 votes separate Raman and Pratt.

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.

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Jun 07, 2026, 1:18 AM GMT

Becerra continues to lead race for CA governor in latest election results

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.