By Sandy Mazza

Nanette Diaz Barragan has increased her narrow election-night lead over opponent Isadore Hall in the 44th Congressional District race to succeed Rep. Janice Hahn.

In a sixth updated vote tally released Tuesday by Los Angeles County elections officials, Barragan was at the 52.0 percent mark to Hall’s 48.0 percent. Her raw vote total increased to nearly 7,000 votes with more than 170,000 votes cast.

Barragan’s election-night margin over Hall was about 2.5 percent.

The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office will issue one more vote tally on Wednesday before final election results are announced Friday. Nearly 200,000 vote-by-mail and provisional ballots remained outstanding countywide.

Barragan, a former Hermosa Beach city councilwoman, will replace Hahn, who clinched her bid for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 8. Barragan will represent a district that takes in San Pedro, Wilmington and parts of North Long Beach, Downey, Carson and South Gate.