Raman advances to LA mayoral runoff; California governor's race remains unsettled
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman overtook reality TV star Spencer Pratt to advance to the mayoral general election against incumbent Karen Bass, with Raman securing 28.5% of votes to Pratt's 25.8% as of Monday. In the California gubernatorial race, Xavier Becerra has advanced to the general election, but the second spot remains contested between Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Tom Steyer. The results matter because California's top-two primary system means the general election matchups are now largely determined, with Becerra poised to potentially become California's first Latino governor since 1875.
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman has been projected to advance to the November mayoral runoff after overcoming a six-percentage-point deficit to Spencer Pratt over the course of the vote-counting process. As of Monday, Raman held 28.5% of votes compared to Pratt's 25.8%, with Bass maintaining her lead at just over 34%. The race tightened significantly as mail-in ballots were counted, with Raman gaining more than 33,000 votes in a single daily update. In the state's gubernatorial primary, former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has secured one of the two general election spots, while Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Tom Steyer remain in a close contest for the second position. Becerra's potential election would make him California's first Latino governor since Republican Romualdo Pacheco in 1875. The extended vote-counting process has drawn criticism from Hilton, who characterized it as evidence of state government incompetence.
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Raman tops Pratt in LA mayor contest; California governor's race unsettled
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