California primary results expected to be slow; close races for governor and L.A. mayor may not be called for days
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Grace Toohey
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Summary
California's primary election results, particularly for the gubernatorial and L.A. mayoral races, are expected to be slow due to the state's notoriously lengthy vote-counting process. Experts are urging patience as close contests may not be called until Wednesday or Thursday, with historical precedent showing some races taking weeks or even months to finalize. Los Angeles County is especially known for slow election counts.
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California — and particularly Los Angeles County — is notorious for slow election counts.
But Tuesday's primary could test the patience of even the most-knowing political jun
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