The frontrunners in the California governor’s race and Los Angeles mayor’s race are looking ahead to the November general election, as some Republicans scrutinize the state’s ballot-counting process.

Votes continue to be counted, but with the majority of results in, news outlets are already calling clear winners in both races.

So are the candidates, with several making appearances Tuesday to officially kick off their general election campaigns.

Mayor Karen Bass led the mayoral primary race with 34% of the vote, and the Associated Press called Progressive City Councilmember Nithya Raman in second place Monday with 29%, overtaking Spencer Pratt.

Bass joined supporters in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday morning, saying she won Tuesday and will win again in November, despite challenges including the Palisades Fire and the city’s ongoing homelessness crisis during her first term.

“It’s hard for me to express how much it means to me to have all of you here, to feel your embrace, to feel your power, and to feel your encouragement because we’re going to have four more years,” she said.

Meanwhile, there is no word on when Raman will make an appearance, but she took to social media to declare victory, saying she was incredibly proud and encouraging voters to join her movement.

“We got here because people across Los Angeles believe in something better: a city where Angelenos can afford to live, work, and build a future,” she said.

Raman had made a last-minute entry into the race, after she had endorsed Bass for reelection.

The mayoral race has historical markers, with Bass being the first Black woman to hold the post, and Raman could be the first South Asian woman on the job.

The election will test whether voters in the heavily Democratic city want to move further to the political left to address long-running problems of homelessness, buckled streets and sidewalks and climbing rent and home prices.

Meanwhie, in the California gubernatorial primary, NewsNation’s Decision Desk called Steve Hilton a winner with 25% of the vote, behind Xavier Becerra’s almost 28% of the vote.

Hilton held a press conference Tuesday morning at the Registrar’s Office, kicking off his general election campaign ahead of the November runoff.

While Hilton said he is not officially declaring victory until the Associated Press calls the race, he used the opportunity to discuss voter reform.

“You can send in your mail-in ballot for a week after the election,” he said. “And here’s the theory. We have to really understand, this simple example shows you just how broken this system is.”

Hilton called for California to limit mail ballots to those who request them, rather than sending them to all registered voters.

The President Donald Trump-backed candidate will face Democrat Xavier Becerra, who is also expected to kick off his campaign Tuesday.

Becerra leaned on his more than 35 years in public office, including as state attorney general and U.S. health secretary, and argued that he was the most qualified candidate in a crowded field.

Trump has condemned California’s elections, citing voter fraud. So far, the Registrar’s Office has defended the process, saying the allegations were made prior to the election.

In California, vote-by-mail ballots postmarked on or before Election Day and received within seven days after the election, as well as any provisional ballots cast, will be counted.

KTLA’s Angeli Kakade and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

Los Angeles’ favorite burger chain is taking over the Vegas Strip.

In-N-Out Burger’s flagship restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip opens today, marking a major milestone for the iconic Southern California-based chain.

“It’s officially official,” the company announced in a post on X Tuesday. “In-N-Out’s new flagship Las Vegas location will open tomorrow, with over 8,000 square feet on one level and beautiful views of the Strip.”

The new restaurant is likely to become one of the most visited In-N-Out locations in the company’s history, given its spot in the heart of the Las Vegas tourist corridor, adjacent to the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.

News of the flagship In-N-Out Burger, located at 3747 S. Las Vegas Blvd., has been in the company’s “opening soon” section of its website since earlier this year.

The family-owned business has operated restaurants throughout Las Vegas for years, but its latest opening represents a significant expansion of the brand’s presence as one of the country’s fastest-growing burger chains.

While California remains In-N-Out’s largest market by far, the chain has steadily expanded eastward over the past decade, opening stores in states including Colorado, Texas and Tennessee.

When CEO Lynsi Snyder announced the company’s expansion into Tennessee in 2023, she hinted that other states near its distribution hub in Lancaster, Texas, would be coming soon.

Snyder also announced last year that In-N-Out’s corporate office in Irvine will close by 2030, with all operations shifting back to the company’s roots at a home office in Baldwin Park, where her grandparents founded the chain in 1948.

In-N-Out has since grown from a small Southern California hamburger stand into a favorite known for its simple, affordable menu of burgers, fries and milkshakes.

It’s unclear whether any festivities are planned for the new Vegas opening, but burger lovers should expect long lines to order their Double-Double, animal-style fries or Snyder’s go-to order: a double meat with fried mustard, extra spread, pickles and chopped chilis.

Twin boys killed in Canoga Park shooting identified

A father suspected of killing his twin 10-year-old boys also shot at his wife and missed before turning the gun on himself Sunday night, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The suspected murder-suicide happened at a grandmother’s birthday party at an apartment on the 8000 block of Owensmouth Avenue near Strathern Street at around 7:15 p.m., KTLA’s Hailey Winslow reports.

Police responded to a call for shots fired in the area. Officers arrived at the apartment and found the father and his sons dead from gunshot wounds to the head.

The boys killed in the shooting have been identified as Joseph and Greysen Chavez. The mother of the two boys was seen grieving with her family outside the apartment complex Sunday night.

A neighbor told KTLA that she spoke with the family in passing earlier that day.

“They were super nice. The sweetest boys ever,” the neighbor said. “I really didn’t believe it until I saw them take out the bodies.”

The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.