‘This makes me nervous’: GOP sounds alarm on flood of uncounted mail-in ballots in California Republican candidates Steve Hilton and Spencer Pratt have secured enough early support to potentially advance to the November ballot for the California governor’s and Los Angeles mayor’s races, respectively. However, the final outcome remains uncertain as election officials anticipate weeks of counting mail-in ballots. This delay has raised concerns among Republicans.

• Republican candidates Steve Hilton and Spencer Pratt have gained enough early support to likely appear on the November ballot.
• Hilton is running for California governor, and Pratt for Los Angeles mayor.
• Election officials may continue counting mail-in ballots for several weeks.
• The prolonged counting process has caused unease among Republicans.