Becerra Maintains Lead in CA Governor’s Primary – MyNewsLA.com

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Democrat Xavier Becerra barely maintained his lead in the California governor’s race Saturday, with Republican Steve Hilton closing the gap, making it even more likely the pair is heading for a November runoff election. Figures released Saturday by the California Secretary of State’s office showed Becerra with 1,732,755 votes, or 26.8%, followed by Hilton with 1,704,820, or 26.4%. That is a gap of only 27,935 votes. Billionaire Tom Steyer remained in third place with 1,361,104 votes, or 21%. That means he added 59,981 votes but maintained his percentage. Some 3,055,949 ballots statewide are left to tally, according to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s website. Another 56,296 ballots still need to have signatures verified or minor mistakes corrected. The results are expected to be certified by July 10. “The people of the great state of California, in the greatest nation on Earth, have spoken — loudly and proudly,” Becerra said in a statement Friday. “We will not be bought. We will not be bullied. And we are never backing down. November, here we come.” The race to succeed termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom has been a lively one, but the campaign in recent days appeared to boil
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