The top two candidates in this primary will advance to the general election in November, regardless of party affiliation. Most Californians vote by mail, and ballots postmarked on or before Election Day have one week to arrive.

Republican Steve Hilton has dropped to second place

A viral social media post has fueled election fraud rumors in the race for L.A. mayor. What really happened was a slight lag in the data relayed to media outlets.

Ballots are slowly being counted for California’s closely watched gubernatorial contest and Los Angeles’ mayoral race.

In Alameda County, updated election results are set to be released at 4 p.m. Friday, at 4 p.m. on June 8, and again at 4 p.m. on June 12. As of Friday morning, the county has processed 167,794 ballots. There are an estimated 163,926 unprocessed ballots remaining, according to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters.

Election law expert Hans von Spakovsky says California's slow vote counting stems from mass mail voting, a seven-day ballot window, and cure periods.

Republican Primary race called Rob Sand, the state auditor, is one of the Democratic Party’s best hopes to flip a race for governor this year. He is unopposed in the primary. Democratic Primary race called Evan Reynolds Randy Feenstra’s underperformance in many of the areas he represents in Congress may have cost him the Republican nomination for governor of Iowa.

California election officials are calling on the public to "be patient" as primary ballots get counted.