LA Mayor’s Race Tightens As Socialist Raman Advancing

The central question now is whether Pratt can hold onto second place or whether Raman’s continued strength among late-arriving ballots will allow her to leapfrog him before the final count is completed

California’s notoriously slow vote-counting process has kept the outcome uncertain

Unlike many states that report nearly complete results on election night, California allows vote-by-mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to arrive for up to seven days afterward. Counties then have weeks to verify signatures, process provisional ballots, and complete their official canvass.

Los Angeles County election officials estimate that hundreds of thousands of ballots remain to be processed, though it remains unclear how many of those ballots come from Los Angeles city voters eligible to participate in the mayoral contest.