What to Know
- Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and political adviser Steve Hilton were atop the primary election governor’s race, though a final call of who will advance to November has yet to be made.
- It has yet to be seen who will face incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in the November runoff, though the candidates most likely to do so appear to be Spencer Pratt or Nithya Raman.
- About 77,000 ballots were processed in Los Angeles County on Wednesday.
- There was an estimated 23% voter turnout for the 2026 primary election in LA County
Coverage continues for the 2026 California June primary election as mail-in ballots arrive and are counted in the race for California governor, Los Angeles mayor, and more state, county and local contests.