{"id":3326,"date":"2026-06-10T16:17:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/?p=3326"},"modified":"2026-06-10T16:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:17:27","slug":"new-leader-in-los-angeles-mayor-race-as-more-ballots-counted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/?p=3326","title":{"rendered":"New Leader In Los Angeles Mayor Race as More Ballots Counted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans are on the warpath following late ballot surges in the race for mayor of Los Angeles. Now, a new ballot dump has elevated both left-wing Democrats over right-leaning candidate Spencer Pratt, though he was the top vote-getter the day after last Tuesday\u2019s primary. Socialist Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman, who finished third in the primary on Tuesday and had thought she was out of contention \u2013 the two top finishers advance to the fall election \u2013 has benefited the most from late-ballot surges. She is now in second place behind incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, with Pratt on the outside looking in at third place.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pratt-Bass-Raman.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPratt, a Republican, had led earlier in the day, but the latest tally now shows Raman, a Democrat, ahead by more than 3,000 votes, or about 0.4 percentage points, in the officially nonpartisan mayoral race,\u201d Fox News reported, citing The Associated Press\u2019s vote tallies. The AP has yet to call the race, however. California\u2019s election system allows ballots to arrive up to seven days after polls close, provided they are postmarked on election day. Republicans are furious and are crying foul. \u201cA magical late mail performance for Raman. Shocker. THEY DID IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF US! Outlaw election month, outlaw late mail in ballots, and require universal voter ID and citizenship!\u201d Florida\u2019s Voice chief content officer Eric Daugherty wrote on the X platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe California primary ended on June 2, 2026; yet California is still counting ballots,\u201d the RNC website tracker counting the seconds since polls closed said as of late Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe state\u2019s election system is a complete joke. The RNC is tracking every hour it takes California to finish the count,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>Pratt and other Republicans have continued to criticize the prolonged ballot-counting process, arguing that voters deserve faster election results and greater transparency as outstanding ballots continue to be tabulated days after Election Day,\u00a0Fox noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question to the rest of the world is what happened to California elections? Well, I\u2019ll tell you, it\u2019s Gavin Newsom,\u201d former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told Fox News\u2019 \u201cSunday Morning Futures.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2063773056720343159&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Flead-changes-101896%2F&amp;sessionId=efaa95eb75cb5d263089501e6746a009f5f0a421&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2063773056720343159\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Gavin Newsom was elected governor of California, you knew who was elected in a day to two days. Now it takes more than weeks, almost a month,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy did we get here?\u201d McCarthy continued. \u201cGavin changed a number of election laws in which you want to see is what did he do and why did he cause it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question to the rest of the world is what happened to California elections? Well, I\u2019ll tell you, it\u2019s Gavin Newsom,\u201d McCarthy told Fox News\u2019 \u201cSunday Morning Futures.\u201d \u201cWhen Gavin Newsom was elected governor of California, you knew who was elected in a day to two days. Now it takes more than weeks, almost a month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy did we get here?\u201d McCarthy continued. \u201cGavin changed a number of election laws in which you want to see is what did he do and why did he cause it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump on Thursday accused \u201cDumocrats\u201d of stealing California\u2019s elections amid delayed vote counts and said that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Trump made his comments while the state counted the votes from Tuesday\u2019s jungle primaries for California governor and Los Angeles mayor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s BIG cheating by the Dumocrats in California. Votes are all tied up. May not be in for weeks. Under investigation by the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office in Los Angeles. Why the vote counting DELAY???\u201d\u00a0Trump posted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook what\u2019s happening in California, the Dumocrats, right before our very eyes, are stealing the Vote. I hope the Republicans are watching so that they can finally pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT!\u201d Trump posted Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans are on the warpath following late ballot surges in the race for mayor of Los Angeles. 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