Steve Hilton Wins Second Spot in California Governor Race, Beating Tom Steyer
SKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Supported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTHilton Beats Steyer to Win Second Spot in California Governor RaceSteve Hilton, a Republican endorsed by President Trump, will face Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, in the general election. He will face Xavier Becerra, a Democrat who served in the Biden administration.The candidates survived an unprecedented barrage of spending for a California governor’s race.
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| Publication time | Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:49:06 +0000 |
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AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Supported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTHilton Beats Steyer to Win Second Spot in California Governor RaceSteve Hilton, a Republican endorsed by President Trump, will face Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, in the general election. Tom Steyer, another Democrat, will not advance.Listen · 8:40 min Share full article613Xavier Becerra, left, and Steve Hilton.Credit...Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York TimesBy Laurel RosenhallReporting from SacramentoJune 9, 2026 !function(){var e="gps_module_impressions",s="gps_suppress_module",t=new URLSearchParams(window.location.search),o="1"===t.get("gps_debug")?function(e,s){console.log("[gps]",e,void…
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