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California's long, drawn-out governor primary is finally over

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Lester Black Wed, June 10, 2026 at 1:54 AM UTC 2 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton displays an American flag sewn into his jacket while speaking to the media at his primary night event on June 2, 2026, in Huntington Beach, Calif.
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California's long, drawn-out governor primary is finally over

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By Lester Black Verified
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Republican Steve Hilton has clinched his spot in this November's election for California governor after earning enough votes to get second place behind Democrat Xavier Becerra. The Associated Press called the race around 5 p.m. Tuesday, nearly a week after polls had closed. California's slow vote-counting process has become the target of bipartisan scorn, with Hilton decrying the glacial process alongside Gov. Gavin Newsom's office.
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Newsom targets undocumented Californians with new healthcare cost increase

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At the end of 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom framed it as a matter of principle when under his administration, California became the first state in the nation to pay for undocumented immigrants to use Medicaid. "In California, we believe everyone deserves access to quality, affordable health care coverage - regardless of income or immigration status," Newsom said in a statement to ABC News at the time.
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