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Hilton, Becerra lead primary race for California governor
Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra were separated by about 1 percentage point as California counted late ballots in its open primary, officials said.
- 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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California governor, LA mayor primary election results still up in the air as vote counting continues
CBS News projected Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to advance while the fates of Spencer Pratt and Nithya Raman, as well as gubernatorial candidates Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton and Tom Steyer, were unknown.
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California governor’s race remains too close to call
LOS ANGELES — Three candidates are locked in a tight race for two spots in the November election for California governor as election officials continue counting millions of ballots cast in the primary. The post California governor’s race remains too close to call appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
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