Update in LA mayor, California governor’s race shows results tightening — slowly

Nypost · Jun 04, 2026 · 400 words · By Jamie Paige

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Update in LA mayor, California governor’s race shows results tightening — slowly See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Update in LA mayor, California governor’s race shows results tightening — slowly See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleThe new political dawn for California is yet to fully emerge more than two days from the polls closing Tuesday.

Common ground

However, Thursday’s sluggish ballot update did yielded modest jumps for candidates in both California’s governor’s race and the Los Angeles mayoral contest.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that former Fox News host Steve Hilton, who leads the field with 27.2% of the vote, or 1,511,792 votes?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “former Fox News host Steve Hilton, who leads the field with 27.2% of the vote, or 1,511,792 votes”

VERIFIED BY REFERENCE

While Steve Hilton is a known commentator and the 2026 election is mentioned, no evidence provided confirms he led the field with 27.2% of the vote.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephen Glenn Charles Hilton (born 25 August 1969) is a British-born American conservative political commentator, former political adviser, and contributor for the Fox News Channel. He served as direc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Hilton

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election will be held in the U.S. state of California on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor of California. The statewide top-two primary election was held on June 2, 2026, with Democrat X…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_California_gubernatorial_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Barron Hilton (October 23, 1927 – September 19, 2019) was an American business magnate, philanthropist and sportsman. The second son and successor of hotelier Conrad Hilton, he was the chairma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barron_Hilton

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Claim 2: “Tom Steyer... gaining about 65,000 votes in the latest count”

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Evidence confirms Tom Steyer's candidacy and that ballots were being counted, but there is no specific mention of a gain of 65,000 votes in the provided text.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg ( BOO-tij-əj; born January 19, 1982) is an American politician and former naval officer who served as the 19th United States secretary of transportation from 2021 to 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thomas Fahr Steyer (; born June 27, 1957) is an American businessman, philanthropist, environmental advocate, and Democratic political activist. He founded the San Francisco hedge fund Farallon Capita…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Steyer

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Claim 3: “Pratt’s share of the vote fell from 29.91% to 29.35%, a decline of 0.56 percentage points”

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Multiple sources (LAist, others) confirm Spencer Pratt lost ground to Nithya Raman in the LA mayoral race, but the specific percentage drop from 29.91% to 29.35% is not explicitly detailed in the snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman gained enough votes, according to the Associated Press, pushing reality TV personality Spencer Pratt ...
https://laist.com/news/politics/la-mayor-race-second-place-r…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... This is a uniquely interesting election in terms of voting because I think there were a ton of us unsure whether to vote for Becerra or ...
https://www.facebook.com/LAistofficial/posts/gap-narrows-bet…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... NITHYA RAMAN just landed her biggest VBM drop over Spencer Pratt minutes ago…. Here's the new count LA Mayoral Race: 6/6 4:50 PM results: ...
https://www.facebook.com/CAElections/posts/nithya-raman-just…

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Claim 4: “That brings the total number counted to 1,477,473”

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No evidence provided confirms the total number of ballots counted in the LA mayoral race as 1,477,473.

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web search NEUTRAL — TotalEnergies SE is a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company founded in 1924 and is one of the seven supermajor oil companies.
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web search NEUTRAL — Over 8,000 wines, 3,000 spirits & 2,500 beers with the best prices, selection and service at Total Wine & More. Shop online for delivery, curbside or in-store pick up.
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Claim 5: “Xavier Becerra is in second place with 26% of the vote, or 1,444,257 votes”

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Wikipedia confirms Xavier Becerra advanced in the June 2, 2026, California gubernatorial primary, but the specific vote count (26% or 1,444,257 votes) is not found in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The attorney general of California is the state attorney general of the government of California. The officer must ensure that "the laws of the state are uniformly and adequately enforced" (Constituti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Attorney_General

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Xavier Becerra (Latin American Spanish: [xaˈβjeɾ βeˈsera]; born January 26, 1958) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services und…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Becerra

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Claim 6: “Over the past two days, Los Angeles County has only processed 159,007 ballots”

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Claim 7: “Billionaire liberal Tom Steyer remained in third place with 20.2% of the vote, or 1,122,789 votes”

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ABC7 Los Angeles reports Tom Steyer was in third with 20%, and other search results confirm his presence and activity in the 2026 primary race.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Pearson Steyer (; born 1956) is an American civil rights attorney, professor, and author. He founded Common Sense Media, an organization that "provides education and advocacy to families to prom…
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Claim 8: “the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, included 81,486 additional ballots”

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Wikipedia confirms the existence of the LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, but no evidence confirms the specific addition of 81,486 ballots.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Los Angeles County elections were held on November 5, 2024, in Los Angeles County, California, with nonpartisan blanket primary elections for certain offices being held on March 5. Three of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Los_Angeles_County_electi…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election took place on June 2, 2026, in Los Angeles County, California. Two of the five seats on the board were up for election in four-year terms. Mun…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_County_Board_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) is one of 37 departments in Los Angeles County, California which serves a population of over 10 million. The Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk is responsible …
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Claim 9: “Bass also increased her share of the vote, climbing from 34.97% to 35.08%, a gain of 0.11 percentage points”

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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.

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Claim 10: “More than 632,000 ballots remain to be counted, according to county estimates”

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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.

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Claim 11: “Raman gained 0.61 percentage points, rising from 22.81% to 23.42%”

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Multiple sources confirm Nithya Raman gained ground and votes over Spencer Pratt, but the specific increase from 22.81% to 23.42% is not explicitly detailed in the snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Nithya Raman continued to gain ground on Spencer Pratt in the latest vote tally released Thursday.
https://patch.com/california/los-angeles/la-mayors-race-rama…

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