California’s election-night suspense persists as ballots keep counting

California election results remain unsettled days after polls close as mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day continue to be counted. In Los Angeles, Mayor Bass is set for a November runoff against either Spencer Pratt or Nithya Raman, with final tallies likely taking several more days. Experts note late-counted ballots—especially those from Democrats—often shift results, and counties like L.A. have hundreds of thousands of ballots still outstanding, illustrating the slow, deliberate nature of California’s counting process.