The GuardianJun 3, 2026, 5:51 PM
California governor’s race still a toss-up as leading candidates battle for top spots
Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra lead the field as votes continue to be counted The Democrats to watch after Tuesday’s primaries: from army doctor to Paralympian The key race for California governor is deadlocked as vote counting continued on Wednesday morning following primary elections to decide who would run in several critical districts in the US House and Senate in November, in a midterm year expected to favor Democrats. With nearly 60% of the votes counted, Steve Hilton, a Republican, former UK political operative and Fox News host who 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...
The Straits TimesJun 3, 2026, 12:51 PM
Hilton, Becerra lead in tight primary race for California governor
June 3 - Republican television commentator Steve Hilton and Democratic former cabinet secretary Xavier Becerra held onto early leads in the open primary race for California governor on Wednesday, positioning them to potentially advance to the November 3 general election.
Al JazeeraJun 3, 2026, 9:52 AM
Hilton, Becerra lead California governor race: Key primary election results
California, Iowa, New Jersey, New Mexico, Montana and South Dakota held key primaries on Tuesday.
Financial TimesJun 3, 2026, 12:22 PM
Steve Hilton leads California governor primary
Ex-UK political adviser expected to face Democrat Xavier Becerra in November
The GuardianJun 3, 2026, 11:57 AM
First Thing: Race for California governor deadlocked as primary results across the US pour in
Mixed picture emerges from races across the US, as Trump’s pick fails in Iowa. Plus: Jill Biden speaks about her husband’s decision to drop out of the 2024 election Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. It has been a night of drama as crucial election results have unfolded – or not – across the US. In California, the crucial race for governor remains too close to call . With mountains of ballots left to count, the Republican Steve Hilton was leading the field with the Democrats Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer following. A quirk of the state’s political system means the top two candidates face off in the general election regardless of which party they belong to. Where else were primary elections held? In many other states. Many eyes were on Iowa, where Josh Turek, backed by millions in outside spending, clinched the state’s Democratic primary , defeating the state senator Zach Wahls, who had pitched himself as an anti-establishment outsider. On the Republican side, Randy Feenstra’s second-place finish in the gubernatorial race ended Donald Trump’s perfect endorsement streak, which had held strong since March. When will we know the full results? Voting experts say it could take weeks to finalize the tightest races . What was Pelley said to have done? In an email, the newly appointed executive editor, Nick Bilton, claimed Pelley had “hijacked my first meeting … to disparage me, my qualifications, and my intentions with remarkable incivility and contempt”. In a message to staff he said that after repeated, failed attempts to find common ground over the weekend, “we have parted ways with Scott Pelley”. Continue reading...
BBC NewsJun 3, 2026, 3:32 PM
Ex-UK political aide and Biden cabinet secretary lead California governor primary vote count
Another Democrat, billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer, is in third place as the tally continues.
Al JazeeraJun 3, 2026, 9:08 AM
Democrat and Republican go head-to-head in California governor race
California could have its first Republican governor since Arnold Schwarzenegger ended his two terms in 2011.