Hilton, Becerra take early lead in California Governor primary race
Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra are leading the California governor primary race with approximately 26% of the vote each. Tom Steyer trails behind with 19.8%, while other candidates have not reached double digits. The top two candidates will advance to the general election in November under California's jungle primary system.
- ▪Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra each received about 26% of the vote in the early primary results.
- ▪Tom Steyer, a billionaire, is trailing by about 6 points with 19.8% of the vote.
- ▪If elected, Becerra would become the first Latino governor of California.
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Republican television commentator Steve Hilton and Democratic former Cabinet Secretary Xavier Becerra took the early lead in the open primary race for California governor on Tuesday (June 2, 2026).They each had about 26% of the vote with 42% of election night precincts partially reporting about an hour after polls closed, according to official results.Democratic billionaire Tom Steyer trailed them by about 6 points.Under California’s “jungle primary” system, the two highest vote-getters will advance to the November 3 general election regardless of party.Mr. Becerra is a former State Attorney General and U.S. congressman from Los Angeles who was secretary of Health and Human Services under President Joe Biden.
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