California governor’s race deadlocked with nearly 60% of the votes counted

Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra lead the field with slow process of vote counting still underway The Democrats to watch after Tuesday’s primaries: from army doctor to Paralympian The highly watched race for California governor was deadlocked Wednesday as the state continued to slowly count votes – a process that could take days or even weeks. With nearly 60% of the votes counted, Steve Hilton, a Republican, former UK political operative and Fox News host, was narrowly ahead. Xavier Becerra, a Democrat and the former health secretary who led the field after a tumultuous campaign, was in second place while Tom Steyer, a billionaire environmental activist running as a progressive, trailed in third. Continue reading...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, California governor’s race deadlocked with nearly 60% of the votes counted, Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra lead the field with slow process of vote counting still underway The Democrats to watch after Tuesday’s primaries: from army doctor to Paralympian The highly watched race for California governor was deadlocked Wednesday as the state continued to slowly count votes – a process that could take days or even weeks. With nearly 60% of the votes counted, Steve Hilton, a Republican, former UK political operative and Fox News host, was narrowly ahead. Xavier Becerra, a Democrat and the former health secretary who led the field after a tumultuous campaign, was in second place while Tom Steyer, a billionaire environmental activist running as a progressive, trailed in third. Continue reading…

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