California, Election Day and the governor
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Votes are still being counted after Californians headed to the polls last week for the state’s governor primary. The so-called jungle primary, where candidates from any party compete on the same ballot and the top two vote-getters advance regardless of affiliation,
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.
Beccera projected to advance to general election for California governor after taking slim lead over Hilton as votes are still being counted for fifth day.
Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer have emerged as the leading contenders to advance to November's general election, according to early counts.
David Cameron’s former policy guru Steve Hilton, who is vying to run for California governor, has branded the election a “shambles”.The one-time senior adviser to the then Tory prime minister has said the “world is laughing at our inability to count votes in a timely manner”.
Republican Steve Hilton is running for California governor on a message that the state is bursting with potential but has lost its way
Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman surged past Spencer Pratt on Sunday in the race for LA mayor. The California governor's race remains undecided.