Spencer Pratt Continues Losing Ground In L.A. Mayor Race

A review of archived vote totals shows that Raman gained more than 10,000 votes in the latest tabulation, while Pratt added fewer than 6,000 votes over the same reporting period.

In the previous count, Pratt held 157,116 votes to Raman’s 119,809. While Pratt continues to lead overall, the latest numbers indicate that Raman has been narrowing the gap as additional ballots are processed and counted.

In the governor’s race, Republican Steve Hilton is holding a narrow lead over former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.

As of Friday afternoon, Hilton has received 1,533,435 votes, according to the California Secretary of State. Becerra trails with 1,470,100 votes.

Billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer trails both with 1,139,517 votes.

The slow process by which California conducts its elections, often taking weeks before winners are announced, is ripe for fraud, critics contend.