California’s elections are never quite over on Election Day, and this year is no different. The state’s big population and its universal vote-by-mail system add to the time it takes to count the large volume of ballots counties will receive.

As the vote-count totals crawl across Los Angeles and California, The California Post visited the county’s 144,000-square-foot ballot processing facility Thursday, which showed dozens of empty work stations.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, who is currently leading in the race and is likely to advance to November's primary, is calling for faster ballot counting as officials continue processing votes.

In the California primary election, Republican Steve Hilton leads in San Diego County with 32% of the vote, while Democrat Xavier Becerra has 26% and will advance to the November general election,