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Hilton and Becerra lead race for California governor

June 3, 2026

By JOSH FRIEDMAN

Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra appear likely to advance out of a crowded primary field in the race for governor of California.

Hilton, a British-American who served as an advisor to former Prime Minister David Cameron, has received 27.8% percent of the vote, as of early Wednesday morning. Xavier Becerra, who formerly served as California Attorney General and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, has garnered 25.4 of the vote.

Billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer is currently in third place with 19.6% of the vote, followed by Chad Bianco with 11.3%. The top two candidates in the primary will advance to a November runoff.

Among votes cast in San Luis Obispo County, Republican gubernatorial candidates performed better than they did in the statewide contest. Thus far, Hilton has received 32.58% of gubernatorial votes cast in San Luis Obispo County, followed by Becerra with 20.16%, Steyer with 17.51% and Bianco with 15%.

Incumbent congressmen Salud Carbajal and Jimmy Panetta are leading their respective House races and have advanced to the November election. Carbajal, who thus far has 52.5% of the vote in the District 24 race, will face Republican Bob Smith, who has received 39.5% of the vote.

Panetta will face Republican Peter Coe Verbica in the District 19 runoff. Panetta has received 58.3% of the vote, while Verbica has garnered 22.8% in a field of seven candidates.

Democratic Assemblywoman Dawn Addis is leading her District 30 race. Addis will face Republican Shannon Kessler in the November election. Addis has received 53.1% of the vote, and Kessler has garnered 38.1%.

In Assembly District 37, which includes a small part of San Luis Obispo County, Democratic incumbent Gregg Hart and Republican challenger Sari Domingues are the only two candidates in the race. Hart received 59.8% of the vote, while Domingues tallied 40.2% thus far.

In the California Insurance Commissioner race, local Republican Stacy Korsgaden is currently narrowly missing out on advancing to the runoff. Korsgaden is in third place, trailing Democrats Jane Kim and Ben Allen. Kim has received 23.7% of the vote thus far, Allen has garnered 19.2% and Korsgaden has tallied 17.5%.

 


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So we have to wait a month to see how much cheating goes on?


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When the late mail in ballots found in closets and trunks of cars shows up in three weeks… Hilton will not win…

This state is a one party state due to fraud in the election system…

It may be time for a class action suit to get the DOJ’s attention…


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If Hilton does advance in the top-two primary, would that fact change your views? Because I would bet that he will, but I’m concerned that nothing will persuade people from the view that elections are rigged, in spite of the hundreds of failed lawsuits and results that go against these kinds of predictions. Does reality matter?


Is a Republican winning statewide office the only outcome that would be considered not-fraud? My side winning is fair vs my side losing is cheating… I was taught that wasn’t how the world worked back in elementary school.


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Newsom’s “break the glass” tactics that he admitted would be used will ensure that the Democrats will retain power. Also, Democrats are suddenly pushing to end the jungle primary (prop 14) now that it no longer favors them. Ain’t that funny.

If a republican somehow is allowed to win the governor’s race in November, do you think that the Ds will remain silent, or will they automatically accuse the Rs of cheating, and launch investigations?


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It’s hard for me to believe that at the age of 24 I was elected to the San Luis Obispo City Council in 1971. That was at a time when computers were just coming on the scene. One would think that in today’s world that getting the final results of our elections in California should be presented on the same night as the election.


Fast forward to the latest California elections, why we are forced to wait for 2 to 3 weeks after the polls are closed? In 1971, I knew that I had won by 9 PM that evening. What is wrong with this picture?


How can we possibly trust the results of California’s elections? As someone who has been a Democrat for most of my life, I have come to believe that today’s Democrats are no longer recognizable from the party I once supported.


The opportunities for fraud and manipulation of today’s California’s elections are beyond the pale. Let’s just see what the final results of the latest elections will be after waiting for next half a month…


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Thank you for acknowledging the problems. Bet you also had to show ID in 1971, and vote in person at polls unless you had a very good reason (n went through a somewhat inconvenient process) to vote absentee.


They claim they’ve made it “fairer’ and easier; but no one believes this nonsense.


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The first vote I remember was 1958 for governor. As a farm family we all supported Pat Brown because he had come out in favor of the California State Water Project while Republicans, who had controlled the state for many years, had been dragging their feet on the issue.


I can assure you that a signature was all that was needed. My mother always voted and I’m not sure she ever had a formal ID because she never drove. And in those days, a driver’s license could be easily faked while a signature is unique. It still is and should be all one needs to vote.


I read a lot about supposed fraud in our elections but I have never seen any credible evidence of it. Maybe on an individual basis here or there, like that Powell lady, but widespread fraud? I find it hard to believe. Maybe you can direct me to places where this evidence resides.


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Shannon Kessler won SLO county.

Dawn Addis will need an infusion of additional funds from AIPAC. What caucus does she belong to? To what country is her real allegiance? Why is she constantly pushing the LGBT agenda? Think about that.


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Not election day, it’s election month in commiefornia to count all the illegal VOTES. Hoping for the BEST THOUGH!!!!!


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Any news you care to print on the Verdin/Paulding race?


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They gotta count the Verdin votes first so they know how many Pauling votes to ‘find’…


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Dawn Addis has the full support of AIPAC and MOSSAD behind her. Foreign influence in SLO and Monterey county elections. To which country does her real allegiance stand? Why is she and others of a certain caucus constantly pushing the rainbow agenda?


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