California Vote Count Continues to Draw Scrutiny After LA Primary

Los Angeles voters are headed for an all-Democratic mayoral showdown after CNN projected incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and City Council member Nithya Raman will advance to November’s general election. The result comes after several days of ballot counting following California’s June primary election. Republican candidate and former reality television personality Spencer Pratt generated significant attention during the race and held second place on election night. However, as additional mail-in ballots were counted, Raman moved ahead to secure a spot in the general election. The outcome has renewed debate over California’s vote-counting process, which allows properly postmarked mail ballots to be received and counted after Election Day. President Donald Trump criticized the system and alleged election problems without providing evidence, while Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton said his campaign has found no evidence of fraud despite closely monitoring the results. _______________ Follow KFDM on social media: KFDM on Facebook:   / kfdmnews   KFDM on Twitter:   / kfdmnews   Subscribe to KFDM on YouTube:    / @newsonkfdm   For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit https://kfdm.com/ Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://kfdm.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 409.892.6622 KFDM is a TX based station and CBS Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. KBTV is a TX based station and Fox Television affiliate owned and operated by Deerfield Media, Inc and receives certain services from an affiliation of Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to 163 television stations in 77 markets, after pending transactions. Sinclair's television group reaches approximately 38.7% of US television households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates. #LosAngeles #LAMayor #KarenBass #NithyaRaman #CaliforniaPolitics #BreakingNews #Election2026 #PoliticsNews #SpencerPratt #LosAngelesPolitics #CaliforniaElection #USPolitics #VoteCount #MayorRace #CNNPolitics #NationalNews #kfdm #kfdmnews #beaumont #beaumontnews #KFDM #KFDMNews #localnews #breakingnews