Hilton, Becerra lead primary race for California governor
Hilton led with Becerra close behind as officials counted late ballots, while Tom Steyer trailed after spending more than $215 million on his campaign.
- On Tuesday, Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra emerged as the top two candidates in California's primary election, with Hilton leading 26.8% to Becerra's 25.8% among 49% of precincts reporting at 9:22 p.m. Pacific time.
- Replacing termed-out Governor Gavin Newsom, more than 60 candidates competed on the ballot, prompting Democratic Party leaders to urge low-polling candidates to drop out after Eric Swalwell exited in April amid sexual misconduct allegations, which he denies.
- Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa conceded about half an hour after voting ended Tuesday night, warning that 'California is at an inflection point' and pledging 'I'm not stepping aside from the cause, only from the race.'
- If Hilton and Becerra hold their leads, the November general election will pit Democrat against Republican in a state where Democrats hold a 20-point voter registration advantage and have not elected a Republican governor in 20 years.
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Key questions linger as California wraps up primaries
The closely watched primaries for California governor and Los Angeles mayor were too close to call early Wednesday as half a dozen states held key contests set to shape the November midterms. Former Fox News host Steve Hilton (R) and former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra were leading the race to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), with 62 percent of the vote in as of 7:30 a.m. ET...
Hilton, Becerra lead primary race for California governor
Republican television commentator Steve Hilton and Democratic former cabinet secretary Xavier Becerra took the early lead, seeming to emerge as favorites to advance to the November 3 general election.
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Hilton, Becerra, in the lead with votes still being counted in battle for California governor
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra were leading in unofficial early returns Wednesday morning and appeared positioned to advance to the November California gubernatorial election in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in steering the nation’s most populous state and one of the world’s largest economies. Hilton, a one-time British politic…
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