SACRAMENTO – In one of the most bitterly contested races in state history, the Democrat has expanded her lead for California Attorney General.

Kamala D. Harris has 4,291,854 votes as of 4:14 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, with 100 percent of the precincts partially or fully reporting, according to the Secretary of State’s Office.

The Republican, Steve Cooley, has 4,248,804 votes. Four other candidates trail badly.

Harris has tallied 37,474 votes more than Cooley in the past seven days, giving her at cushion of 43,050.

Mail-in and provisional ballots are still being counted, and it is not known how long this process will continue before a winner is declared.

While the Democrats swept all the other state offices, this race in particular is meaningful for advocates of equal rights. Harris supports marriage equality, while Cooley does not. Harris says she will not defend Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage in California, in the courts, while Cooley says he would try to intervene in the court case.