LA mayoral race tightens as Pratt's lead over Raman narrows
TL;DR
California's top-two primaries yielded a tightening LA mayoral contest, with Spencer Pratt's lead over Nithya Raman shrinking to about 1% as 78% of ballots were counted, keeping Karen Bass on track for a November runoff. In the governor's race, Xavier Becerra overtook Steve Hilton for the second general-election slot, with Hilton and Tom Steyer vying for the other berth under California's top-two system; counties will continue counting mail ballots in the coming days.
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