Becerra Leads as California’s Governor Count Tightens
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 · 8 min
California governor race results keep Xavier Becerra in front, but Steve Hilton and Tom Steyer are still battling for the second November slot as slow ballot counting fuels political attacks and Democratic anxiety.
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California governor race results keep Xavier Becerra in front, but Steve Hilton and Tom Steyer are still battling for the second November slot as slow ballot counting fuels political attacks and Democratic anxiety.
In this episode
- Becerra maintains lead, gap narrows between 2nd and 3rd in CA governor's race - ABC7 Los Angeles — ABC7 Los Angeles
# Becerra maintains lead, gap narrows between 2nd and 3rd in CA governor's race - ABC7 Los Angeles Published: 2026-06-09T00:21:40+00:00 Source: abc7.com (abc7.com) Language: en ## Story Becerra maintains lead, gap narrows between 2nd and 3rd in CA governor's race - ABC7 Los Angeles Live # CA primary election results: Nithya Raman advances to November runoff for LA mayor with Karen Bass Last…
- Ex-Cameron aide and California governor hopeful hits out at election ‘shambles’ | The Standard — Evening Standard
Ex-Cameron aide and California governor hopeful hits out at election ‘shambles’ | The Standard # Ex-Cameron aide and California governor hopeful hits out at election ‘shambles’ The Republican candidate stopped short of backing the US president’s unfounded claim that the race is ‘rigged’ amid count delays. Steve Hilton has blamed incompetence for the ‘snail-like pace of the vote counting…
- Step Back — When candidates complain that California’s vote count is a “shambles,” what is actually happening behind the scenes — why can results take so long, and where are the real safeguards or weak spots?
Background sources
- California's slow ballot count makes it a target for critics. It doesn't mean elections are rigged | PBS News — PBS News
- California elections: Results in Los Angeles are slow, but that's expected — BBC
- California's slow ballot count makes it a target for critics. It doesn't mean elections are rigged — Sfgate
- California's slow ballot count makes it a target for critics. It doesn't mean elections are rigged | KPBS Public Media — KPBS Public Media
- What it would take to speed up California's ballot-counting process — Sara DiNatale
- The Real California Lesson: The Democratic Party Has No Actual Leaders | The New Republic — The New Republic
The Real California Lesson: The Democratic Party Has No Actual Leaders | The New Republic Skip Navigation Democrats avoided the worst outcome in the California governor’s race. While it will take several more days for the state’s mail-in ballots to be counted, former congressman, California attorney general, and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra will finish among the top…