California primary results: Governor's race still too close to call

A day after the California primary, many major races remain too close to call, including the highly-contested gubernatorial race.

We're following election results for the governor's, L.A. mayoral and council races, among others, as early voting tallies are released throughout the day. For live results, click here.

The L.A. County registrar provides live feed of the various stages in ballot processing here.

Follow along as CALÓ News reporters bring you the latest on day two of the June 2 ballot count.

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3:45 p.m.: Where do LA congressional races stand?

According to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerks, early Wednesday results showed most incumbents in U.S. Congressional District races in L.A. leading with majority votes. Here’s a breakdown:

• Congressional District 34: Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez had garnered 45.93% of votes, earning him a spot in the November election. He was trailed by Angela Gonzales-Torres (25.62%) and Calvin Lee (17.6%) as of Wednesday. The district covers Downtown L.A. and East L.A. Those areas include Boyle Heights, Chinatown, City Terrace, Cypress Park, Downtown Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, El Sereno, Glassell Park, Highland Park, Koreatown, Little Tokyo, Lincoln Heights, Pico Union and Westlake.
• Congressional District 37: Incumbent U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove obtained 51.12% of votes. The representative would face either Baltazar Fedalizo, who trails at 13.59%, or Samantha Mota at 10.3%. The district covers parts of Los Angeles’ central area, including the cities of L.A., Inglewood, Culver City and unincorporated areas like Ladera Heights and View Park-Windsor Hills.
• Congressional District 42: Incumbent U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia had received 69.17%, as of Wednesday. He would face Republicans Brian Burley (22.7%) or Noah Von Blom (18.9%). The 42nd District comprises Long Beach and Southeast L.A, including the cities of Bellflower, Downey and Huntington Park.
• Congressional District 43: Incumbent U.S. Rep Maxine Waters received 61.84% of votes, earning her spot in the general election. Trailing behind her was Cristian Morales (20.18%) and Myla Rahman (13.7%). California’s 43rd District covers parts of Westchester and Playa Del Rey, the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County such as Lennox, West Athens, West Carson, Harbor Gateway, El Camino Village and Watts.
• Congressional District 44: Incumbent U.S Rep.Nanette Barragán obtained 72.60% of votes as of Wednesday, with Genevieve Angel following at 27.40%. The 44th District spans from Carson, Compton, East Compton, East Rancho Dominguez, Lakewood, Lynwood, North Long Beach, San Pedro, South Gate, Watts, Walnut Park, West Rancho Dominguez, Willowbrook and Wilmington.

Election numbers for all Los Angeles congressional districts can be found at results.lavote.gov. Find coverage of county and statewide races at calonews.com.

– Adam Solorzano

2 p.m.: Early results show 22% voter turnout in LA County

As of Wednesday morning, the L.A. County county elections office was reporting 22% voter turnout. The majority of voters, roughly 70%, voted via mail-in ballot while 30% cast their ballot in person.

In the race for governor, early results showed nearly 28.9% of LA County voters chose Xavier Becerra. Steve Hilton received 23.2% of early returns with Tom Steyer close behind at 22.3%

– Andrea Valadez

1 p.m.: Many incumbents lead LA council races in early returns

Early results on Wednesday pointed to several incumbents on the L.A. City Council leading their race and keeping their seats: Eunisses Hernandez (CD1), Katy Yaroslavsky (CD5), Monica Rodriguez (CD7), Traci Park (CD11), Hugo Soto-Martinez (CD13) and Tim McOsker (CD15).

Meanwhile, results for the CD9 race showed signs of a potential run-off in November between José Ugarte (42%) and Estuardo Mazariegos (21%). Council District 9, in the south and south central areas, is considered one of the most heavily Latino populated, with about 78%, yet of the 264,000 residents, less than half are registered to vote.

For CD3, Timothy K Gaspar had garnered 49% of votes, followed by Barri Worth Girvan with 40%.

Incumbent L.A. City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto was in third place (21%) in her race, while frontrunners Marissa Roy (37%) and John McKinney (32%) could head into a run-off as well.

As of Wednesday morning, early returns also pointed to City Controller Kenneth Mejia securing another term with 58% of votes.

– Jaqueline Garcia

12 p.m.: Robert Luna leads LA County sheriff’s race in early returns

On June 2, L.A. voters had the opportunity to decide who would lead the largest sheriff's department in the U.S. As of Wednesday morning, early results showed that L.A. County Sheriff Robert G. Luna was leading former Sheriff Alex Villanueva in the race.

Luna held 44.04% of the people's vote.

Other candidates include:

• Mike Bornman (Nonpartisan)
• Karla Carranza (Nonpartisan)
• Brendan Corbett (Nonpartisan)
• Oscar Martinez (Nonpartisan) 
• Eric Strong (Nonpartisan)
• André White (Nonpartisan)

If Luna receives more than half of the votes he will be serving a second term. However, if he falls below 50% of the votes, he and Villanueva would face off in the Nov. 3 general election.

– Amairani Hernandez

11:05 a.m.: Mayor Bass to defend her seat in November election 

Early results Wednesday showed current Los Angeles Mayor, Karen Bass, was set to advance to the general election. Her opponent, however, had yet to be confirmed.

Either Nithya Raman or Spencer Pratt would face her in the November run-off election.

Despite being criticized for her response on issues like homelessness, crime and the 2025 January wildfires, Bass has come out on top with almost 35% of the votes. Pratt was in second place with 30% of the vote and Raman at 22% of the vote as of Wednesday morning.

Bass was first elected in 2022, with promises to improve the homelessness crisis and deal with the increasing rents in L.A., a city later hit with wildfire reconstruction and the Trump administration immigration raids. Should she win in November, Bass would continue to represent approximately four million residents in L.A., the majority (47%) being Latinos.

– Brenda Fernanda Verano

10:40 a.m.: Early results show majority of LA County voters reject Measure ER

As of Wednesday morning, early results indicated that Measure ER would not receive sufficient support to pass, with 53.11% of voters opposing the measure and 46.89% voting in favor so far.

Measure ER, known as the Essential Services Restoration Act, is a proposal to raise the sales tax by 0.5% for the next five years to fund community clinics, emergency departments and public health programs, generating an estimated $1 billion annually. The bill would allow L.A. County to exceed the state's sales tax cap, clearing the way for the measure's implementation.

The measure is meant to prevent loss of healthcare services that have been cut by local funding due to H.R.1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” enacted last year.

If passed, the measure would increase the county sales tax rate from 9.75% to 10.25%.

– Amairani Hernandez

10:25 a.m.: Governor's race remains too close to call

Early results as of Wednesday morning showed Republican Steve Hilton leading the gubernatorial race with 27% of the votes counted. Former California Attorney General Xavier Becerra followed closely behind with 25% of the vote, while billionaire Tom Steyer was in third place with 19%.

It could still be days or weeks before we have an accurate final tally of the votes as county officials across the state continue the arduous task of verifying and counting every ballot. The current vote count for the three frontrunners reflects their positions in the final polls that were released leading up to the primary election.

Steyer, while currently trailing behind, could still have a shot at one of the top two spots. The climate activist poured over $213 million of his own money into his campaign, making it the most expensive in California history.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, former U.S. Rep. Katie Porter and former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa all released statements Tuesday night conceding the race.

– Andrea Valadez

10 a.m.: Some statewide races called as of Wednesday morning

While the governor's race has yet to be called, other statewide races have churned out the top two candidates that will face off in November.

Based on early returns, Democratic incumbent Attorney General Rob Bonta is set to run against Republican Michael Gates. In the race for lieutenant governor, current California State Treasurer Fiona Ma led the Democratic side, setting her up for a challenge against Republican Gloria Romero.

See some of those results here:

– Andrea Valadez and Joanna Jacobo Rivera