David Cameron’s former policy guru Steve Hilton, who is vying to run for California governor, has branded the election a “shambles”.The one-time senior adviser to the then Tory prime minister has said the “world is laughing at our inability to count votes in a timely manner”.

Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman surged past Spencer Pratt on Sunday in the race for LA mayor. The California governor's race remains undecided.

Votes are still being counted after Californians headed to the polls last week for the state’s governor primary. The so-called jungle primary, where candidates from any party compete on the same ballot and the top two vote-getters advance regardless of affiliation,