Each candidates expressed optimism as polls closed on election night time however a lot of mailed ballots meant that the ultimate end result could also be days, and maybe even weeks, away. County election officers estimate that there are tons of of 1000’s of votes left to tally.
California, which has common mail voting, provides ballots postmarked on election day an extra seven days to reach at elections places of work. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk plans to launch extra up to date vote counts within the coming week.
Bass and Caruso are each Democrats, however the congresswoman had the endorsement of main occasion figures equivalent to President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama. She overcame a deficit when polls closed after the June main and went on to win by seven factors.
Caruso, a former Republican who modified his occasion registration to Democrat months earlier than the first, spent about $100 million of his personal fortune — making this the most costly mayor’s race in LA historical past.