🗳️ Election results by county and state: Alameda | Contra Costa | Marin | Napa | San Francisco | San Mateo | Santa Clara | Solano | Sonoma | California

What to KnowVoters will choose from an extensive field of candidates hoping to replace termed-out Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.About 60 candidates were on the ballot, most of them largely unknown to the state’s roughly 23 million voters.Top Democratic contenders include Xavier Becerra, a former state attorney general and U.S. health secretary; Tom Steyer, a billionaire climate activist; Katie Porter, a former member of Congress; and Matt Mahan, the mayor of San Jose.Two most prominent Republicans are conservative commentator Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco.California puts all candidates on a single primary ballot regardless of party, and the top two finishers advance to the November general election.

Election results will be updated after polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.