Democrat Xavier Becerra wins California governor's race

Democrat Xavier Becerra has defeated Republican Steve Hilton to become California's next governor, the Associated Press projects. Becerra, 68, will succeed Gavin Newsom, who has been termed out after first being elected back in 2018. As of 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Becerra had 64.97% of the vote to Hilton’s 35.03%, with 47% of ballots counted. "What [...]

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