India, June 8 -- Five days after California voters headed to the polls, two of the state's most closely watched political contests remain unsettled.

California's prolonged vote-counting process is keeping two high-profile races in the national spotlight, with reality television personality Spencer Pratt facing mounting pressure in the Los Angeles mayoral contest and billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer still trailing Republican Steve Hilton in the race to succeed Governor Gavin Newsom.

According to the latest figures from Los Angeles County election officials, Mayor Karen Bass remains comfortably in first place with 34.81% of the vote and is virtually assured of advancing to the general election. The battle for second place, however, has tig...