Democrat Tom Steyer, still hoping to compete against Democrat Xavier Becerra in November’s California gubernatorial election, has made gains in the vote count, but it may not be enough to overtake Republican Steve Hilton. The latest results after Monday’s vote drop have Hilton with 25% of the vote, and Steyer with 22.3%. Becerra, who on […]

Early results from California’s primary elections indicate that the Democrat Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton, a Republican, will face off for the governorship of the nation’s most populous state in a November runoff. Both candidates emerged from a tight contest that will shape the state’s political direction after the departure of Governor Gavin Newsom, one of the most visible opponents of President Donald Trump. Since 2011, California has been under Democratic control and has become a laboratory for progressive policies that often clash with the White House agenda.

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(Updated with Karen Bass & Spencer Pratt statements) Donald Trump’s election conspiracy temper tantrum on NBC’s Meet The Press aside, the roller coaster drama in the Los Angeles Mayoral remains unmatched almost a week after polls closed in the City of Angels. In a true Hollywood reversal of fortune that could end up in a […]

Republican Steve Hilton will advance to the November election and face off against Democrat Xavier Becerra, the AP projected on Tuesday. Votes are still being counted, but the AP determined that Hilton had amassed a lead that the third place finisher, Democrat Tom Steyer, cannot make up in the final tally. Steyer conceded in a […]

California Democrats’ bid to retake control of Congress through redistricting efforts to include more of their voters in heavily Republican areas is running into its first barrier in a race in a district east of Los Angeles. Preliminary counts put two Republican candidates in the top two spots, which would set up a contest between them for the seat in the November midterm elections. In other races that Democrats consider key, their candidates have advanced to a November runoff.

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Leading in the polls to be the next governor or California, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra is holding to the physician oath of “do no harm,” at least when it comes to his plans to preserve and grow production in the home of Hollywood. “I will defend what has been […]

UPDATE, 6:01 a.m.. Wednesday: Republican Steve Hilton had a lead over Democrat Xavier Becerra in the race for California governor, but only just over half of the votes have been counted in the state’s primary. Democrat Tom Steyer trailed, and while it is possible that he would break through, the remaining vote would have to […]

Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton are leading the race for California governor in early returns, as they seek to advance to a November runoff, while Tom Steyer trailed in third place. It may take days before the top two finishers in the primary are known. Becerra, a former health secretary in the Biden administration, had […]