Republican Steve Hilton has emerged as the early frontrunner to advance in California’s gubernatorial primary.
With nearly 60 percent of the statewide vote counted Wednesday morning, Hilton was leading the field and appeared positioned to move on to the general election.
ELECTION NIGHT: HUNTINGTON BEACH pic.twitter.com/o48Nfy9GC1
— Steve Hilton (@SteveHiltonx) June 3, 2026
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According to KTLA’s election results, Hilton had received 1,386,966 votes, good for 27.76 percent of the vote.
Former Biden administration official Xavier Becerra was running second with 1,267,070 votes, or 25.36 percent.
Democrat Tom Steyer was in third place with 979,007 votes, representing 19.60 percent of ballots counted.
Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter trailed the other candidates with only 231,488 votes, or 4.63 percent.
Under California’s election system, the top two finishers in the primary will advance to the Nov. 3 general election.
KTLA’s county-by-county results showed Hilton posting some of his strongest performances in
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