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Live primary election results tonight: LA city attorney
About the live results
We'll get our first results shortly after the polls close at 8 p.m. tonight.
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What’s at stake in the race for city attorney
Incumbent Hydee Feldstein Soto faced off against three challengers for the job of Los Angeles city attorney. In the weeks leading up to the election, she has faced accusations of favoring political donors in criminal cases.
What it takes to win
The top two candidates in the June primary will face off in the November general election, unless a contender gets more than 50% of the votes, at which point the race will be called.
Why this race matters
The city attorney runs an office of more than 550 lawyers representing L.A. in all legal matters, including filing lawsuits and defending against them — and L.A. is involved in a lot of lawsuits.
Think of the city attorney as the head of a law firm representing the L.A. city government as its client. The person who holds this office counsels city departments, boards and officers on legal issues, including how to interpret court rulings or the city charter.
The city attorney oversees all litigation involving L.A. and works as a legal advisor to the mayor and City Council. When the City Council proposes a law, the city attorney actually writes the law.
Campaign finance
Go deeper on the issues
- Guide to the 2026 primary for L.A. city attorney (LAist)
- Career prosecutors accuse L.A. city attorney of dropping cases to help donors (LAist)
- L.A. council member seeks details about alleged city attorney ethics breach (LAist)
About the vote count
For LAist's charts showing vote counts, we get numbers directly from the L.A. County and Orange County registrars of voters for local races. Totals are updated on our site as soon as possible after the registrars provide new tallies. For statewide races, counts come from the California Secretary of State's Office.
Keep in mind that, in tight races particularly, the winner may not be determined for days or weeks after election day. That's because early voting and mail-in ballots have fundamentally reshaped how votes are counted and when election results are known. In L.A. County, for example, updates on the counting are expected to continue through June 26. After the polls close on election night, expect updates every 15 minutes or so through the early morning hours Wednesday. After that, expect updated counts around 5 p.m. on the following days: June 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 18, 24 and 26. Final results must be certified by July 10.
Our priority during the vote count will be sharing outcomes and election calls only when they have been thoroughly checked and vetted by journalists. To that end, we will report when candidates concede and otherwise rely on NPR and the Associated Press for race calls (before official results). We will not report the calls or projections of other news outlets. You can find more about NPR's and the AP's process for counting votes and calling races here, here and here.
Tracking your ballot
You can track the status of your ballot through California's BallotTrax website.
If your mail-in ballot has any problems (like a missing or mismatched signature), your county registrar must contact you to give you a chance to fix it.
Official results
The California Secretary of State's Office is required to certify the final vote tallies by July 10, marking the official end of the 2026 primary election.
LAist's Voter Game Plan will be back in the fall to help you prepare for the Nov. 3 general election.
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