Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass leads the Los Angeles mayoral primary but faces a runoff, while Councilmember Nithya Raman significantly narrows the gap against Spencer Pratt for the second ballot spot.Protracted ballot counting across California has triggered oversight from the DOJ and FBI amid concerns over system efficiency and election integrity.Meanwhile,
Xavier Becerra has moved into the lead for the California gubernatorial race as regional authorities continue to process hundreds of thousands of mail-in votes.