California: Republican Steve Hilton Advances to Gubernatorial General Election
But Republican Steve Hilton will be advancing to the general election later this year in the gubernatorial race, per DDHQ Monday evening. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Hilton had 25.1% of the vote and Democrat Xavier Becerra had 27.67% of the vote with 84% counted at 9:30 p.m. Hilton was almost three points ahead of Tom Steyer in third.Both Hilton and Pratt put in strong performances on Election Day itself, and Hilton remained in the lead in the gubernatorial race until a couple days after the polls closed.
- ▪But Republican Steve Hilton will be advancing to the general election later this year in the gubernatorial race, per DDHQ Monday evening.
- ▪Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Hilton had 25.1% of the vote and Democrat Xavier Becerra had 27.67% of the vote with 8
- ▪Hilton was almost three points ahead of Tom Steyer in third.Both Hilton and Pratt put in strong performances on Election Day itself, and Hilton remained in the lead in the gubernatorial race until a couple days after the polls closed.
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- ▪ Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton will face off in California governor’s race - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Trump-backed Hilton advances to California governor general election — Fox News
- ▪ Trump-backed Steve Hilton advances to general election for California governor — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Republican Steven Hilton advances to general election for California governor — California Post
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California: Republican Steve Hilton Advances to Gubernatorial General Election Catherine Salgado | 9:40 PM on June 08, 2026 AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes Almost a full week after Election Day in California, Democrats have finally managed to scrape together enough highly suspicious and possibly fake votes to squeeze Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt out of the runoff race. But Republican Steve Hilton will be advancing to the general election later this year in the gubernatorial race, per DDHQ Monday evening. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Hilton had 25.1% of the vote and Democrat Xavier Becerra had 27.67% of the vote with 84% counted at 9:30 p.m.
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