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Mayor Bass Leads with 35% Amid 632K Ballot Backlog

6/6/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Officials saw sections of the 144,000-sq-ft ballot center empty despite a backlog of over 632,000 ballots.
Mayor Karen Bass leads with about 35%; a Thursday update adding 81,486 ballots raised her share to 35.08% and gave her a slight lead over Spencer Pratt, whose share fell to 29.35% while Nithya Raman rose to 23.42%.
Officials said verification and signature checks will continue for days, with updates each weekday around 4 p.m.

History

Historical Context

The 2000 presidential race hinged on Florida, where George W. Bush’s win rested on a 537-vote margin out of six million ballots. After Secretary of State Katherine Harris halted a manual review of about 537,000 disputed votes, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Bush v. Gore decision ended the recount, prompting the Help America Vote Act and stricter certification rules still applied in Los Angeles elections.

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Story summary

Officials saw sections of the 144,000-sq-ft ballot center empty despite a backlog of over 632,000 ballots.
Mayor Karen Bass leads with about 35%; a Thursday update adding 81,486 ballots raised her share to 35.08% and gave her a slight lead over Spencer Pratt, whose share fell to 29.35% while Nithya Raman rose to 23.42%.
Officials said verification and signature checks will continue for days, with updates each weekday around 4 p.m.

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