Republican Steve Hilton sits atop the field in California’s gubernatorial primary, ahead of two prominent Democrats vying for the second spot in the race to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom. With all 19,788 precincts partially reporting as of 4:44 a.m. Wednesday, Hilton — a former Fox News host and tech entrepreneur from England — was leading the field with 1,386,966 votes, or 27.8% of the ballots counted, according to unofficial results (opens in new tab) released by the California Secretary of State.