Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel battle to be next Los Angeles mayor LOS ANGELES, May 22 (UPI) -- Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel were locked in a race too close to call as the longtime city officials battled to become the next mayor of Los Angeles. About 20 percent of ballots -- mail-in votes that arrived late or were delivered to the polls -- won't be counted for some time, the Los Angeles Times reported. More than half the vote was uncounted late Tuesday. Greuel, the city controller, told supporters at a downtown club she expected the election to go into "overtime." Garcetti, a council member, told supporters in Hollywood, "The results aren't all in but this is shaping up to be a great night." The Times said as many as 75 percent of eligible voters may have stayed away from the polls despite the vote being historic no matter who wins: Greuel would be the first woman to lead the city and Garcetti would be the first elected Jewish mayor. The winner will succeed Antonio Villaraigosa, the city's first Latino mayor in modern times, who served the maximum two terms. He leaves office June 30.